Critical marine habitats along the Mozambique coastline are at risk of devastation from a proliferation of proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects that threaten to stifle the potential of the marine and beach tourism sectors.
A June report from environmental NGO Earth Insight, entitled ‘Anything But Natural: LNG Infrastructure Expansion Threats to Coastal & Marine Ecosystems’, identified regions in northern Mozambique as among the most heavily impacted by such projects.
Although there is currently only one LNG export terminal operating in the region, there are plans to build nine new terminals in Mozambique, with the goal of raising LNG export earnings from US$1.7 billion in 2023 to $91.7bn in the coming decades.
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