Eco Minute 13:30

BULLETIN 14 July 1:30 pm

Good afternoon, here is your Eco Minute:

# South Africa is hosting the second G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group meeting at the Kruger National Park from today to Friday. Over 250 delegates from G20 nations will tackle biodiversity, climate change, waste, and ocean issues. Environment minister Dion George will launch the Rhino Renaissance Campaign and lead a tree-planting ceremony. The event includes live rhino dehorning and promotes South Africa’s goal to plant ten-million trees under the National Greening Programme. George says promoting global cooperation for environmental sustainability is vital:

# The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association is anticipating that installations could recover this year. Solar photovoltaic installations fell by more than 50-percent to about one gigawatt in 2024/25, from 2.4 gigawatt in 2023/24. The association believes the recovery will be supported primarily by large commercial and industrial projects, as well as utility projects procured under the government’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme. It adds the South African PV market can sustainably add between 1.5 and 2 gigawatts annually.

# And finally: With today being World Chimpanzee Day, the United Nations is honouring Jane Goodall for her tireless commitment to chimpanzees. On this day, Goodall began her research at the Gombe National Park in Tanzania in 1960, recognising the importance of chimpanzees as well as the urgent need to protect them and their habitats. The UN says due to deforestation, illegal hunting, and the devastating effects of the illegal pet trade, the chimpanzee population has been steadily declining in the wild.

Stay tuned for more news………….