Environmental Impact of Western Sahara Resource Theft
The Sahrawi Observatory for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection plans to organize a seminar on September 19 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters to present a report titled "The Footprint of Plunder: the Environmental Cost of Exploiting Natural Resources in Western Sahara." The report addresses the environmental impacts resulting from the exploitation of resources such as phosphates, fisheries, sand, and quarries, as well as energy and infrastructure projects. It highlights that these activities lead to the degradation of desert and coastal ecosystems, with water scarcity and delayed natural resource renewal. The report also discusses the long-term effects of the Moroccan military wall, landmines, war remnants, and the carbon footprint of resource extraction operations. Its goal is to promote transparency and environmental accountability amid increasing investments and activities in the occupied territory.
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