Eco Minute 13:30

BULLETIN 11 September 1:30 pm

Good afternoon, here is your Eco Minute:

# The finalists for the 14th Eco-Logic Awards have officially been announced. The awards recognise achievements across 12 categories, including climate change solutions, water conservation, circular economy projects, eco-fashion, and community-driven programmes. The finalists include Sanccob, Wildlife ACT Innovations, Re.Bag.Re.Use and The Sustainability Institute. Founder of the awards, David Parry-Davies, says the finalists represent the very best of South Africa’s eco-champions. The winners will be announced on October 27.

# Forestry South Africa says planted forests play a vital role in protecting the country’s indigenous tree species. South Africa has around 1.2-million hectares of commercial timber plantations across Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape. FSA’s Research and Protection director, Ronald Heath, says people can no longer rely on designated conservation areas alone to protect biodiversity, as every landowner has a responsibility:

# And finally: A vaccine to treat chlamydia in Australia’s koala population has been approved in a world-first project. Researchers developed the vaccine to protect the famed marsupial. Chlamydia is responsible for half of koala deaths in the country’s wild populations, which are predominantly found in the eucalyptus forests along the east coast. Often used as an emblem of local culture, the animals can only be found in Australia. The creatures are also vulnerable to habitat loss, animal attacks and being hit by cars, and were named critically endangered in 2022.

Stay tuned for more news………….