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Global Wind Day

15 June 2022
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Global Wind Day takes place annually on 15 June to celebrate wind energy, its power and possibilities, and its meaningful contribution to change a world for which Climate Change is a threat. In association with Wind Europe and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), national associations and ...
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Celebrating the launch of the Berg Estuary Ramsar site ahead of World Environment Day.

3 June 2022
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There is Only One Earth and Only One Berg Estuary to conserve. Velddrift - today the Western Cape Government and CapeNature, celebrated the launch of the Berg Estuary as a Ramsar site with the unveiling of an official Ramsar sign board located at the start of the estuary, ahead of World Environment ...
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Bredell attends Roggeveld Wind Farm Commercial Operational Opening and invites partnerships in electricity generation.

24 May 2022
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Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning recently attended the official commercial operational event of the Roggeveld Wind Farm situated on the border of the Western Cape and Northern Cape near the towns of Laingsburg, Matjiesfontein ...
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Premier Winde and Minister Bredell: Western Cape Government signs MoU with Denmark to improve wastewater treatment as new research on Berg River signals alarm for conservation efforts.

6 May 2022
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The Premier of the Western Cape, Alan Winde, and the Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planing, Anton Bredell, presided over the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today with the Kingdom of Denmark, as represented by the Danish Minister for Development ...
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Call for public to have their say on Coastal Management Programme in the province

11 April 2022
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The second-generation Western Cape Provincial Coastal Management Programme (WC:PCMP) 2022 – 2027 is out for comment until 31 May 2022. The Programme aims to optimise the economic potential of the coastal zone in the Western Cape, underpinned by improved protection, access, spatial planning, land ...
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Minister Bredell concerned about South Africa’s commitment to environmental challenges.

29 March 2022
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Anton Bredell, Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning today warned that government initiatives and actions are too slow to address the double challenges of climate change and rapid urbanization in South Africa. Bredell said that even though South Africa ...
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Minister Anton Bredell calls on public to use valuable groundwater reserves sparingly on World Water Day.

22 March 2022
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Today World Water Day draws attention to the hidden water resource, groundwater, and advocates for its, and other freshwater resources, sustainable management. As traditional sources for bulk water supply are coming under increasing pressure, ground water has a vital role to play in water and ...
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Western Cape adopts new Air Quality Management Plan and invests R10million in its Air Quality Monitoring Network.

10 March 2022
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The Western Cape Government’s Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning recently adopted the Western Cape Air Quality Management Plan (2021 – 2025) , which progressively realises our vision for “Clean and healthy air for all in the Western Cape”. Anton Bredell, Western Cape ...