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Request for comments on the 3rd Generation Western Cape Air Quality Management Plan

The Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning would like you to comment on the Draft 3 rd Generation Western Cape Air...

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Protocol for the Administration Of EIA, AEL, WML and Section 24G Applications During the Festive Period 2021/22

The Department hereby informs all stakeholders of the protocol for the administration of Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”)...

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Rare birds fitted with satellite navigation

Nine endangered Cape vulture fledglings at Potberg in the De Hoop Nature Reserve of the Western Cape, have been successfully fitted with...

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Delay in Clanwilliam Dam project a grave concern

The minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape has noted with grave concern the...

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CapeNature offers FREE entry to 22 nature reserves

CapeNature will provide free access to the public at 22 nature reserves in the Western Cape from 13 - 20 September 2021. This once-in-a-year...

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Western Cape inclusionary housing policy framework public participation process ends

The Western Cape Government’s public participation process with regards to a new Inclusionary Housing Policy Framework has closed. The draft...

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Pre-directive issued to City for False Bay Nature Reserve, Zeekoevlei

The Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning has issued the City of Cape Town with a Pre-Directive...

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Deadline for Western Cape inclusionary housing policy framework process approaches

The Western Cape Government’s public participation process for a groundbreaking new Inclusionary Housing Policy Framework has reached the...

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More action needed on climate change

More action needed on climate change

The Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape deliberated yesterday on the Nationally Determined...

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Western Cape Government strengthens commitment to biodiversity conservation by signing the Edinburgh Declaration.

Marking the International Day for Biological Diversity (22 May 2021), the Provincial Minister, Anton Bredell, for Department of...

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