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Rural schoolchildren taught about air pollution Today, the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning started an outreach campaign to primary schools in the Karoo and Kannaland regions to raise awareness around the growing problem of air pollution, which is not only a ...

Biodiversity Bill aims to “futureproof” the Cape’s natural resources. In the lead up to International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) on 22 May, the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning is proud to announce that the Draft Western Cape Biodiversity Bill has ...

Although honeybush has long been used in parts of South Africa to brew a caffeine-free tea, it has remained a small-scale activity. However, the industry has potential to grow and thus create jobs for poor communities in the Western and Eastern Cape. Annabel Horn and Albert Ackhurst of the Western ...

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) has provided funding to the provincial Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning amounting to R4,1 million, to combat the illegal clearing of indigenous vegetation in the Cape Winelands District Municipality. The funding ...