The Center for Natural Resource Governance is one of the organizations opposing the license. The group promotes green energy, and fears that exploration for coal will cause greater deforestation. 
Bungwe la Center for Naturural Resource Governance nsi bungwe limodzi lomwe limatsutsana ndi chitupachi. Gululi limalimbikitsa mpamvu za chilengedwe, ndipo amaopa kuti kukumbidwa kwa miyarayi kudzapangitsa kuonongeka kwachilengedwe kwambiri.