Zaalklapspruit Wetland Before and After Rehabilitation
Field assessment of a wetland in the Mpumalanga coalfields, drawing on water chemistry and biological indicators, aimed at mining companies and licensing authorities.
by CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment | February 2015
Ecological integrity of a Mpumalanga wetland affected by coal mining was assessed before and after rehabilitation, using water quality, bacterial consortium, freshwater algae and vegetation indicators. The work sits within a wider programme to give the coal sector and regulators practical ways of limiting and mitigating mining impacts on wetlands.
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Project 8.3.3 – Framework to Guide Mine-related Land Use Planning Towards Optimisation of the Coal Mining Rehabilitated Landscape
2018
Masters research combining a review of rehabilitation guidance with South African industry interviews, for mine planners and regulators deciding what post mining land should become after closure.
What this report foundA framework for planning land use on rehabilitated coal mining land, built from a review of international and national regulatory and corporate guidance and...
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A framework for planning land use on rehabilitated coal mining land, built from a review of international and national regulatory and corporate guidance and from interviews with industry practitioners. The review found that existing guidance requires land to be returned as close as possible to its pre mining condition, while community needs are pushing rehabilitation towards alternative land uses that can sustain livelihoods.