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Draft Western Cape Land Use Amendment Bill, 2023

Call for comment on the Draft Western Cape Land Use Amendment Bill, 2023! The following Provincial Notice is published for comment: Draft...

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Coastal Management Programme 2022-2027

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: INTEGRATED COASTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 2008 (ACT...

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R2.7m Funding granted for sustainable use and harvesting of Honeybush tea sector

Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning congratulated the Department of...

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Commencement of the Western Cape Biodiversity Act, 2021 (Act 6 of 2021)

“The Western Cape Biodiversity Act allows us to modernise our thinking on biodiversity, driven through partnerships with key sectors and...

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Minister Bredell recognises the important role of female waste entrepreneurs in the recycling economy.

In the lead up to 16 Days of Activism in November, the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning together with the...

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Western Cape Government first to adopt Inclusionary Housing Policy

A ground-breaking Inclusionary Housing Policy Framework, developed by the Western Cape Government, has been approved. This Policy Framework...

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MEC Anton Bredell congratulates the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning on work done to plan for climate crisis and to save the environment

Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning today congratulated the Department...

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Minister Bredell urges for more conservation focus on Western Cape rivers at World Rivers Day event.

“We need to do more to protect our rivers, as rivers not only support all life, but they also attract economic development, Anton Bredell...

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Minister Bredell highlights CapeNature’s role in support of Tourism Month with Stony Point visit.

Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning visited CapeNature’s Stony Point...

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