Data sourcing, analysis and reporting are some of the tools Oxpeckers uses to track and expose eco-offences across international borders. Complex investigative stories are aided visually by using data-based infographics, animated maps and data visualisation, to augment more traditional story packages.
Oxpeckers is developing a comprehensive database of eco-offences as a result of our investigations. We share these data sets with our users, where possible, to promote transparency and environmental sustainability.
• Here is the 2015 national data set of operating mines, quarries and mineral processing plants in South Africa:
• Here is the dataset of mine closure certificates and financial provisions for rehabilitation across South Africa. This data was used in our investigation titled “Coal mines leave a legacy of ruin”
• Here is the dataset on mine closures in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape used in the investigation “Mine closures: What’s happening in your back yard?”
• This is a complete dataset of mine closure certificates and financial provisions for rehabilitation in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Northern Cape’s Kimberly region:
TOOLS
#MineAlert allows you to track and share mining applications and licences
Use ClimaTracker to track weather changes and how these will affect you
Instant access to data on rhino deaths and poaching incidents since 2010
Keep tabs on data from rhino poaching court cases across South Africa
#GreenAlert helps you track & share environmental impact assessments
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