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Director Executivo: Rui Vasconcelos* Sede: AAAJC* Telefone: 20030252*Cidade de Tete* Bairro Chingodzi* Editado em Português e Inglês
Quem somos? Associação de Apoio e Assistência Jurídica as Comunidades (AAAJC), é uma organização da Sociedade Civil Moçambicana, não-
governamental, sem fins lucrativos, de âmbito nacional, fundada em 2008 e com os seus estatutos legalmente publicados em 2010 no Boletim da República nº. 2, III serie, 4º suplemento de 19
de Janeiro. A sede é na cidade de Tete.
Penhane OFICIAL NEW S LETTER O F TH E ASSOCIATION FO R SUPPORT AND LEG AL ASSISTANC E TO COMUNITIES
Director Executivo Rui Vasconcelos* Sede: AAAJC* Telefone: 20030252*Cidade de Tete* Bairro Chingodzi* Editado em Português e
Edition nº129
Plant, which not only signed a development agreement with access road to Malawi and Zambia, farms, areas that depend
China Machinery Engineering Corp (CMEC) and General on the aesthetic environment, such as hotel developments
Electric Switzerland (GE). ), but should also retain a 40% and game reserves are included in the category of critical
stake in this project, which combines a coal mine with a ther- zones. However, none of these were identified during the
mal power plant. However, nothing has been reported for Environmental Impact study as areas with the highest im-
large built and paved areas, which will result in the potential pact. The second level, the area of indirect influence refers to
decrease in recharge in the local groundwater system. How- the most distant regions of the project which can still be in-
ever, the basement rocks cover a relatively large area com- fluenced to a greater or lesser extent by the project. In realis-
pared to the Thermal Power plant surface infrastructure, and tic terms, the project will have as its direct area of influence
the resulting reduction in surface area for direct recharge of the entire Thermal Power Plant area and ancillary infrastruc-
precipitation will be negligible. The coal source for the Ther- tures. Here there will be air and noise pollution where peo-
mal Power Station will be the Moatize Coal Handling and ple will not be able to live. The physical area occupied
Processing Plant. The coal will be transported on a conveyor by th e Power Station, as well as the area of direct influ-
belt to the coal depot at the thermal power station. The com- ence, within the concession to Vale Company will not
pany's Environmental Impact Study reveals that the lime- be inhabited during the construction of the Power Sta-
stone source will be outside the company's exploration area. tion, as it is expected that all these communities will be
That is, it admits that it will be elsewhere, causing other envi- transferred as part of the R esettlement Action of
ronmental damage, outside its concession. Incidentally, the Moatize Industrial Complex. Even in the area not sub-
document indicates that limestone will be transported by ject to direct project influence, certain impacts derived
truck to a depot area in the Thermal Power Station, where from the project will be felt. This is the case of th e vil-
contaminated leachate and runoff from coal and limestone lages of Mithethe and Malabwe, as well as the sub-
deposits, with high salinity and metal contents, could poten- villages of Chipanga, Chithata and Bagamoyo in the
tially impact groundwater if not properly managed and con- village of Moatize.
Who Are We? The Association for Support and Legal Assistance to Communities (AAAJC) is an mozambican
Civil Society Organization (CSO) based in Tete province, non-governmental and non proffit, created in 2008 by a group of Paralegals in natural resources and development law, formed by the Center for Legal and Judicial Training
(CFJJ), now Ministry of Justice, who decided to organize themselves based on their knowledge to promote social and economic development and respect for human rights based on observance of the principles of social justice,
equity and sustainability. Its scope of action was limited to the areas of economic development and poverty reduction in a pa rticipatory manner, legal support to communities and citizens, environmental education, conflict
resolution, advocacy of public policies and human rights. In 2010, following the implementation of some initiatives and completing the process of its constitution, the organization was formally legalized with statutes published in