One of our favourite green news sites to follow is The Green Times, and here’s a roundup of some of their latest articles. Happy reading!
SA’s antique farming laws in dire need of updating
The SA law that’s supposed to protect us and the environment from agricultural chemicals was written in 1947!
Act 36 is unconstitutional, as it does not protect our constitutional rights.
Civil society fights West Coast seismic survey in court
Yesterday, less than a month after the successful court action that stopped Shell’s attempts at seismic surveys on the Wild Coast, in its search for oil and gas in South Africa’s oceans, small-scale fishers – with the support of The Green Connection – head back to court, this time to protect the West Coast.
Moratorium on West Coast mining urgently needed
Mining companies have a plan for the West Coast of South Africa that will destroy hundreds of kilometres of pristine coastal environments, disrupting local communities, fisheries, tourism and the rugged natural beauty of this globally recognised biodiversity hotspot.
Protect the West Coast is an Environmental organization on a mission to protect the West Coast of South Africa from various mining activities that will destroy the natural ecosystem.
PVC recycling in SA increased during 2020
The Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA) has welcomed the plastics recycling report for 2020 released by Plastics SA, indicating that the recycling of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) or vinyl products in South Africa recorded a year-on-year increase of 9.5 %.
Festival celebrates connection between humans and the ocean
In the wake of a receding Covid pandemic, a theme of ocean rejuvenation and conservation underscores an exciting in-person line up at the 19th annual Wavescape Surf & Ocean Festival, happening in Cape Town from 1 to 11 March 2022.
