Eco Minute 13:30

BULLETIN 4 July 1:30 pm

Good afternoon, here is your Eco Minute:

# The Do More Foundation has launched their Mandela Day Campaign and called on South Africans to take action for young children by helping to build climate-resilient early learning or Early Childhood Development centres in underserved communities. The foundation’s Jessica Ronaasen says this year’s Mandela Day campaign centers on the powerful idea of a better climate future begins with the children, which starts with play. She says as climate change intensifies, young children are particularly vulnerable to the impact:

# More than 230 firefighters, along with 46 vehicles and 10 helicopters, are struggling to tackle an out-of-control wildfire on Greece’s largest island, Crete, while authorities have ordered mass evacuations. The fire broke out near Ierapetra, a town on the island’s southeast coast, amid temperatures 3 to 5 degrees Celsius above average, and gale-force winds of around 80 kilometres an hour. The flames have spread rapidly, reaching homes as well as hotels and other tourist accommodations. Wildfires have ripped through other European countries this week as the continent endures a brutal heat wave.

# And finally: The South African National Parks says flying drones in the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga and Limpopo is strictly prohibited under the National Environmental Management Protected Areas Act. They warn that unauthorised drone use can disturb wildlife and ruin the experience for other visitors. Anyone caught flying a drone without permission will be arrested and their equipment confiscated. SANParks urges the public to report illegal drone activity to its emergency numbers.

Stay tuned for more news………….