# Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, has stressed the importance of safeguarding South Africa’s three-thousand-592-kilometer coastline while unlocking its potential for equitable prosperity, climate resilience, and ecological health. The minister recently launched the 2025–2030 National Coastal Management Programme. The department’s spokesperson, Thobile Zulu-Molobi, says minister George has emphasised the urgency of the programme, highlighting that the country’s coastline is a national asset under threat:
Minister George says SA’s coastline is a national asset under threat [SOUND]
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