Workshop: B037 Painting Utopia: When the Excavators Stop

How does civil society envision an environmentally and socially compatible post-mining landscape beyond the mining companies' rehabilitation plans? After some brief input, workshop participants will have the opportunity to get creative and draw a vision of the future post-mining landscapes. We will also talk about how we can influence the decisions of the mining companies.

Besides climate change, the loss of biodiversity is one of the biggest environmental problems. Coal mining not only has a catastrophic impact on our climate, but also on our biodiversity. As soon as the excavators stop and the opencast mines are closed, large areas of land will be available for re-use and thus also for opportunities to restore biodiversity.
It is widely known that local people are affected by post-mining developments and that society as a whole will bear the costs of post-mining development. These facts highlight the importance of raising our voices with regards to the planning and implementation of mine closures. In this workshop we will create a vision of how civil society envisions an environmentally and socially sustainable post-mining landscape beyond the rehabilitation plans of mining companies. After some brief input, workshop participants will have the opportunity to get creative and draw a vision of the future post-mining landscapes. Together we will discuss the visions we have developed during the workshop. Furthermore, we will discuss how civil society can influence the decisions of mining companies.

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Day: 2022-08-19
Start time: 16:30
Duration: 01:45
Room: W305 Organization:
Track: Ecology and climate justice
Language: en

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