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Another recreational space in JHB threatened PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 01 March 2010 07:32


The future of Northern Farm, a popular weekend recreation area which borders the Rhenosterspruit Nature Conservancy, hangs in the balance.

 

Northern Farm - courtesy www.northernfarm.co.za

 
Last Updated on Sunday, 07 March 2010 02:59
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Collaborative Solution to Acid Mind Drainage PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 12 February 2010 16:49
The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) as part of the Government Task Team on mine closure and water management together with mining companies have agreed on a model to deal with the Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) challenge that is affecting the Western, Central and Eastern Basins (the Witwatersrand gold fields area) which is impacting mainly on the Vaal and the Crocodile River systems.
Last Updated on Friday, 12 February 2010 17:44
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Water quality problem "appreciated" PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 06 February 2010 06:08

Government "appreciates the scale of the problem on the surface and underground water quality in Gauteng" and is "in the process of developing action plans to deal with AMD issues".

Last Updated on Sunday, 07 March 2010 03:03
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The unthinkable happens - environmental devastation for the Vaal PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 27 January 2010 05:11

"I have visited the decant area within the West Rand Basin today with the news media.  What we have feared, has now happened." says Mariette Liefferink CEO of the Federation for a Sustainable Environment.  "A significant volume of untreated Acid Mine Drainage is flowing on surface into the catchments".
 
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Celebrating Biodiversity Day! PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 21 January 2010 18:57

Government Creating Opportunity for Private Landowners To Become Protectors of National Biodiversity

South Africa has official structures in place to promote its unique biodiversity, but conserving much of this biodiversity depends on individuals and communities that have the vision and determination to do the job.  This is the view of Helen Duigan, chairperson of the Rhenosterspruit Nature Conservancy (RNC), the first conservancy in what is now Gauteng.  A conservancy is a voluntary association of landowners who get together to conserve and restore, where relevant, the area in which they live.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 January 2010 19:27
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