Activists are already trying to stop me from operating my business, won’t this information give them ammunition

No – activists use the lack of perceived lack of information as a key reason for not undertaking any development in this region.  Availability of accurate and up to date data will ensure all stakeholders are informed. SREBA findings will help to dispel a lot of misinformation, or mischievously false claims, that are circulating in the public arena.

The Social, Cultural and Economic study of the SREBA will also document the positive values of businesses currently operating in study region in the same way the biophysical studies capture the environmental values.