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Phosphate mining has been going on in the Tunisian South West for more tahn a century. Since independance, this economic sector has been under the control of the government. Now, it is considered as a vital means of rehabilitating and developing the Tunisian South. In addition of the extraction of phosphate in the area of Gafsa, mining accounts for the establishment of coastal indutrial sites such as Sfax, Skhira and Gabes. But if the activities have positive effects on the industrial dynamism in the Tunisian South, they pose a threat to the environment. They may contribute, on the other hand, to the depletion of the phosphate reserves. It is therefore necesery to adopt an appropiate policy of regional conversion in order to further enhance the development of the region.
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