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Melissa Fourie

Melissa Fourie is the executive director of the Centre for Environmental Rights and a member of the Presidential Climate Commission.

Latest Work

Shutting down coal is a matter of conscience — just ask the victims of Mpumalanga’s deadly air

TOXIC BURDEN OP-ED

31 August 2022

Shutting down coal is a matter of conscience — just ask the victims of Mpumalanga’s deadly air

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Melissa Fourie

30 July 2021

The just transition: A once-in-a-generation chance for real transformation that will save our country and our planet

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Melissa Fourie

29 May 2019

Civil society unites against corporate censorship and bullying

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Melissa Fourie

15 March 2019

Listen to the children: Last chance to grab the opportunities of urgent climate action

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Melissa Fourie

9 March 2015

Breathing space for polluters – but what about public health?

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Melissa Fourie

9 June 2014

Three infants die from polluted water in Northwest: Justice must be done

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