EXTRACTIVE SECTOR – Government Attempts to Reassure the Environmental Impacts of the Toliara Base Project

MAntananarivo, 21 May, 8:40 a.m. – The authorities in the communication campaign. After the President of the Republic who emphasized the benefits that the country in general and Toliara in particular would derive from the project Base Toliara, the members of the government go up to the niche to address the environmental and social concerns related to this mining project. Monday and Tuesday, the Ministers in charge of Mines and the Environment su…

Once again, the project Base Toliara returns to the forefront, reviving tensions between local authorities and communities. In a video broadcast on social networks, the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Max Andonirina Fontaine, tries to reassure public opinion about the impacts of the project. Yet, his statements raise more concerns than convincing answers. Max Fontaine also admits that any mining activity causes environmental…