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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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Western Cape leads the way with Environmental Impact Assessments with the highest number of EAPASA registered officials in South Africa

The Western Cape Government is committed to economic development that is in balance with ecological sustainability. To that end we are...

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Requirement to be a Registered Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) Comes into Effect

Today marks the start of a new era in respect of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in South Africa. From today, 8 August 2022, only a...

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Dam levels need public support to inch upwards

A relative dry start to the rain season is seeing dam levels substantially lower than the same time last year, Anton Bredell, Western Cape...

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Population dynamics and the implications for our natural environment

Today is World Population Day, and this year’s theme is: “ A world of 8 billion: Towards a resilient future for all - Harnessing...

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Global Wind Day

Global Wind Day takes place annually on 15 June to celebrate wind energy, its power and possibilities, and its meaningful contribution to...

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Celebrating the launch of the Berg Estuary Ramsar site ahead of World Environment Day.

There is Only One Earth and Only One Berg Estuary to conserve. Velddrift - today the Western Cape Government and CapeNature, celebrated the...

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Bredell attends Roggeveld Wind Farm Commercial Operational Opening and invites partnerships in electricity generation.

Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning recently attended the official...

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Premier Winde and Minister Bredell: Western Cape Government signs MoU with Denmark to improve wastewater treatment as new research on Berg River signals alarm for conservation efforts.

The Premier of the Western Cape, Alan Winde, and the Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planing, Anton...

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Call for public to have their say on Coastal Management Programme in the province

The second-generation Western Cape Provincial Coastal Management Programme (WC:PCMP) 2022 – 2027 is out for comment until 31 May 2022. The...

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