Offenbacher fights against controversial lithium mine in his home country
Offenbacher fights against controversial lithium mine in his home country
In Offenbach, the planned lithium mines project in the Serbian Jadar Valley causes unrest. Goran Tomic, the chairman of the Serbian cultural center Offenbach, sees the environment and the future of the entire area in danger. The 50-year-old took a vacation to deal intensively with the topic. He goes to his Serbian homeland to take part in protest.
The connection between raw material mining and environmental awareness
Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasized the importance of lithium for European industry as part of a billion -dollar raw material pact. This raw material is particularly in demand for the production of batteries in electric cars, which could result in serious environmental destruction. Tomic wonders how the Offenbacher would react if similar projects take place in front of their door that endanger the groundwater. "How would the Offenbacher find it if a company in Rodgau suddenly builds up raw materials that poison the groundwater in the region?"Preparations for resistance to mining
In order to bundle the votes of the population, Tomic founded the association "We Protect Jadar and Radjevina" with like -minded people. In the region, posters have already been distributed with clear messages for the preservation of nature. "Yes to life, no to the mountain mine" is on the tables, which Tomic financed partly out of his own pocket. Together with 1,000 demonstrators, he participated in protests in Loznica and Belgrade to draw attention to the topic and to organize resistance to the project.
political and economic implications for Serbia
The Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic recently renewed the lithium license for the Australian-British mining group Rio Tinto. Previous protests by the population had led to the project stopped, but now these efforts seem to disappear. Tomic is disappointed with this development and expresses that many Serbs in the Rhine-Main region find the political decision as a betrayal. "Mr. Scholz disappointed me and many others," says Tomic. He sees the risk that the settlement of the mine not only threatens the environment, but also the social structure and culture of that region.
Environmental protection: The challenge for the region
in Jadar, where almost 200 protected bird species were discovered and archaeological sites from the Bronze Age, the risks of lithium mining are enormous. Tomic refers to the cracks that could arise in the ecosystem. Local water resources could be heavily used to break down, which is particularly worrying for farmers in times of extreme heat waves. "When the mine comes, the whole region has to be decomposed," he navigates the latter question. Citizens in the Jadar Valley could lose their groundwater by harmful chemicals used in dismantling.
The call to solidarity
Tomic asks for sympathy and cooperation: "I wish no one else." In order to enable transparent and honest discussion about the dangers and possibilities of raw material mining, he plans to continue to hang up posters and organize demonstrations during his stay in Serbia. He hopes for support from the Offenbacher community to draw attention to the impressed environment.
The development of lithium mining in Serbia will not only have to raise awareness of the region, but all of Europe, as it represents the vulnerable interface between economic growth and environmental protection. Tomic sees this project not only as a minimal compromise, but as a far -reaching problem that should be considered strategically.
- Nag
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