Rehabilitation
When I was running KPMG’s sustainability services in South Africa, I spent a lot of time visiting mining sites and some of them were literally like moonscapes. Now, as many coal mines reach the end of their life or are retired early, we have a great transformation opportunity. An excellent example is Germany’s Lusatian Lakes District, which used to contain 60 coal strip mines supplying 90% of East Germany’s electricity and heat. Today, the area has been changed into a 60 square mile wetland with 20 artificial lakes (like Großräschen), providing a variety of nature habitats and ecotourism options.
— Wayne Visser
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