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greening SA's economy a major job-spinner


The Minister of Economic Development, Ebrahim Patel, launched the "Green Jobs - An estimate of the direct employment potential of a greening South African economy" report late in 2011. Growing South Africa's green economy could create more than 460 000 new jobs by 2025 while cutting the country's dependence on carbon-intensive industries. The Green Jobs report, produced in collaboration with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS); estimates the...

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Fundraising & Marketing : tools for biodiversity conservationa nd development projects


The CAPE programme recently launch its Fundraising and Marketing Handbook, titled ‘Fundraising and marketing: tools for biodiversity conservation and development projects’ at the recently held Fynbos...

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case study: cultural diversity and stewardship - boer & brit


The cultural landscape in South Africa is as varied as its biodiversity. This diversity of peoples and values has a profound impact on landowner attitude to conservation and therefore to stewardship. Stewardship extension officers need to establish a relationship which reveals and transcends these differences. This case study explores the differences in landowner attitudes towards conservation in the Little...

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