Eco Minute 13:30

BULLETIN 27 August  1:30 pm

Good afternoon, here is your Eco Minute:

# The City of Cape Town is now in the running to become one of the One Planet City Challenge’s global winners. This comes after it edged out the City of Tshwane and the eThekwini Municipality to win the national award. The One Planet City Challenge initiative encourages cities worldwide to set ambitious climate targets aligned with the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The jury commended Cape Town for its emphasis on impactful actions, such as compact urbanisation and the electrification of the transport sector.

# A collaboration between the Producer Responsibility Organisation, Circular Energy and the South African Speech-Language-Hearing Association seeks to divert end-of-life hearing devices and button batteries from South Africa’s landfills. Collection containers will be placed at audiology practices, hospitals, and schools for hearing-disabled children to ensure proper recycling and disposal. Circular Energy’s CEO, Patricia Schröder, highlights the importance of managing these items due to their hazardous components, including mercury. Consumers are encouraged to drop off their items at local audiologists, Hirsch’s Home Stores, and Woolworths.

# And finally, the International Crane Foundation together with the Endangered Wildlife Trust have secured registration in one of only six global carbon offsetting projects. Their initiative in the Drakensberg region seeks to protect threatened birdlife and support local farmers. Covering 90-thousand hectares, the project addresses habitat loss and climate change through sustainable land management. The blue, wattled and grey-crowned cranes are at risk from mining, infrastructure development, uncontrolled fires and invasive species.

Stay tuned for more news………….