Samara Private Game Reserve / Bundu Oil and Gas / EIMS: Gas Drilling, Karoo South Africa

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(Free-Press-Release.com) June 25, 2009 -- London.
25th June 2009.


"EIMS - commissioned by Bundu Gas and Oil Recognises Sensitivity of Vegatation in World Acclaimed Samara Private Game Reserve"

Derek Light Attorney, received a response from EIMS on Friday for the first time which, he said, “recognises a lot of the environmental concerns raised by (Samara)”.

In particular EIMS now recognised the sensitivity of the thicket vegetation on the property and the importance of the rehabilitation and carbon sequestration project centred on this vegetation, he said. EIMS has recommended that the experts involved in this project be consulted if gas exploration is approved.

Samara argues that the “duty of care” principle enshrined in the National Environmental Management Act (Nema) should be regarded as fundamental and that a full environmental impact assessment should be done as opposed to the less comprehensive “management programme” required by the MPRDA.

“Although EIMS has not conceded this, this response is still a big step forward from their not responding at all,” Light said. However, he noted, within the consultant‘s response, many questions were not answered and were simply referred to Bundu.

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Andrew Shapland, Managing Director of Tourism Corporation Africa Ltd comments " our concerns will be proven correct and it is somewhat "extraordinary" that this was not recognised from start. Samara contains 4 of South Africa's 7 biomes, fossils dating back millions of years as well as pristine land which is unique in this country."

The saga with Bundu Oil and Gas and its director John Zetzman continues. Very little is known about the firm, its directors or indeed its shareholders and it is essential this information becomes transparent.

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