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WESSA in partnership with United Nations Environment Programme unleash opportunities to mobilise youth for WED 2020

Friday 5th of June marks World Environment Day 2020 which will be celebrated with under the theme Biodiversity #ForNature. The Wildlife and...

The Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning will be celebrating and supporting International Day for...

Two sting operations by CapeNature and the SAPS Stock Theft Unit has led to the arrests of poachers who were in illegal possession of an...

Circular DEA&DP 0012/2020: PERMITTED EIA AND RELATED LICENSING SERVICES AND PERMITTED SUPPORTING PROFESSSIONAL SERVICES DURING COVID-19...

More than 50% of South Africa’s wetlands have been lost, and of those that remain, 33% are in poor ecological condition. In celebration of...

How healthy soil can mitigate Climate Change. Land degradation such as unsustainable farming practices, industrial activities, mining...

The greenest local municipality in the Western Cape for 2019 is Drakenstein Municipality. Swartland Municipality is the runner up with...

Geographic information system (GIS) are designed to capture, analyse, manage, and present spatial or geographic data. This technology allows...

The Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape is applying some of the most innovative tools available...

The Western Cape Government is exploring an innovative new concept called Municipal Risk Pooling (MURP) that will improve the capacity of...