Why was the Sugihara development project able to pass the environmental impact assessment despite controversy? An analysis of the reasons
After a long-running dispute, the largest development project on the East Coast of Taiwan, China - the "Shanyuan Palm Beach Resort" - yesterday (the 29th) was "conditionally approved through the environmental impact assessment" (EIA), the first large-scale development project approved since the new government took office. Although there was no problem with the EIA review procedure itself, the development project is located in the traditional territory of Indigenous peoples, and the developer did not communicate with or obtain the consent of the Indigenous residents, triggering harsh criticism from environmental groups and local residents. Environmental groups worry that this case will set off a domino effect, with other large East Coast development projects passing in its wake, leaving the East Coast environment in grave danger.
