DA encourages communities to help protect South Africa’s ecosystems [SOUND]

# The DA says indifference is the biggest threat to environmental protection, calling for stronger action to protect biodiversity. The party’s Dave Bryant says the Western Cape has expanded its protected areas by more than 81-thousand hectares through 25 new nature reserves over the past year. Bryant added cooperation between the government, landowners and communities is key to protecting the country’s natural heritage and tackling environmental crime: