Billboards opposing developments at the Exmouth Gulf have popped up in German cities in a bid to prevent industrialising the area.
Protect Ningaloo is campaigning to protect the Exmouth Gulf by launching billboard advertisements that read: “Dear K+S, Greetings from the unique Exmouth Gulf, Ningaloo.
“Please stop your plans for a massive saltworks here before you damage this special place forever.”
K+S is an international industrial corporation that is currently planning to build a major salt production facility on the Exmouth Gulf.
The facility is estimated to produce 4.7 million tonnes of salt every year.
But the Australian Marine Conservation Society’s Protect Ningaloo says the project, which is 52 times the size of Kings Park, would damage the nationally listed wetland’s ecosystem.
“K+S needs to understand that Ningaloo-Exmouth Gulf is loved by people all over the world including many German tourists who have been visiting it for decades,” campaign director Paul Gamblin said.
“We call on K+S executives to do the right thing and show what it means to be a responsible global citizen in 2024.”
For more information about the saltworks proposal visit marineconservation.org.au/protect-ningaloo/.