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Article

21 Aug 2014

Author:
Stakeholder Democracy Network

Stakeholder Democracy Network’s Halstead urges sustained propositional pressure on Niger Delta industries and govt to address the negative impacts of their extractive operations

“SDN's Matthew Halstead speaks at Oxford Africa Conference”, 24 May 2014: The Oxford Africa Business Conference and...Oxford University Pan-African Conference..[i]n 2014...combined to...deliver...a richer understanding of Africa...[and] the real life impacts of local environmental challenges on the livelihoods of rural dwellers...SDN's [Stakeholder Democracy Network’s] Matthew Halstead...[noted that]...the [e]nvironment is a[n]...integral part of the stability of the future economies of African States currently reliant on the extraction of valuable resources....[However] [e]xtractive Industry and...Government...have...destroyed the environment and traditional livelihoods of the Niger Delta...killing crops, poisoning waters and killing fish, destroying the livelihoods of rural communities...previously...depend[ent]...on subsistence farming and fishing...Extractive Companies are coming under...more global scrutiny, driven from transparency initiatives, increasing accountability to international regulations and a better informed...public...[He concluded that] sustained pressure on Government and Extractive operators in a propositional...[rather than] oppositional manner will go a long way to achieve...solutions to these issues...