Private Sector Participation in Global Mine Restoration Activities
Date:: Sunday, 3 December 2023
Time: 14:00-15:00 h local time UAE (UTC +4)
Location:
Online: YouTube.com/@g20landinitiative
In-person: Land & Drought Resilience Pavilion, Blue Zone, Opportunity Petal, Thematic Arena 4, 1st floor, Stand 205
In-person: Land & Drought Resilience Pavilion, Blue Zone, Opportunity Petal, Thematic Arena 4, 1st floor, Stand 205
Degraded mines are potential havens for biological diversity. Today, abandoned mines make up over 100 million hectares of potential biodiversity wealth. Discover successful models and case studies of private sector-led mine restoration and the systems that need to be set up to motivate profit-making mining companies to leave behind bio-diverse and recreational spaces in place of wastelands.
Speakers
Mr. Themba Mkhwanazi
Regional Director, Africa & Australia, Anglo American’s PGMs business, Kumba Iron Ore and Australian operations.
Dr Renee Young
Program Director, Conservation and Restoration, The Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute
