Competition for Land: The Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Coal Mining in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

The Mpumalanga Province is a key source of South Africa's coal supply with over 60% of the province's surface area either being subject to mining rights or prospecting applications. Mpumalanga also possesses almost half of the country's high potential arable land. While South Africa i...

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Main Authors: Gareth B. Simpson, Jessica Badenhorst, Graham P. W. Jewitt, Marit Berchner, Ellen Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00086/full