Eco Minute 13:30

BULLETIN 26 July  1:30 pm

Good afternoon, here is your Eco Minute:

# The Dube TradePort in KwaZulu-Natal has acquired over 200 hectares of land in the past five years to protect the environment near its developments, aiming to create a ten-thousand-hectare Durban Aerotropolis. The new land includes 80-percent wetlands, adding to the 854 hectares already under conservation. Environmental manager Zama Dlamini reports positive outcomes, including the breeding of the Grey Crowned Crane and the protection of the critically endangered Pickersgill’s reed frog. Ongoing assessments will monitor these species in collaboration with the Endangered Wildlife Trust and King Shaka International Airport.

# The Woodyglen community in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal, will now enjoy cost savings and reduced energy consumption. The eThekwini Municipality has completed the installation of solar geysers in 700 homes. The project aims to significantly reduce electricity consumption and costs. Project manager of Gemmed Services, Lungelo Ngcobo, emphasises the geysers’ durability, with a lifespan of up to 15 years and a one-year warranty.

# And, with today being International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, the United Nations is calling for urgent action to protect these extraordinary ecosystems. Mangroves and seagrass meadows are coastal ecosystems that cover a small portion of the total ocean area. Mangroves are found in 123 countries worldwide with an estimated area of 15.2-million hectares. The UN estimates that more than three-quarters of the world’s mangroves are under threat, along with all the aquatic and terrestrial organisms that depend on them.

Stay tuned for more news………….