Session 1
02 DECEMBER 2020
OPENING PLENARY (09:30–11:00)
SESSION OVERVIEW:
South Africa has a vast wealth of biodiversity that provide benefits essential for economic growth and social development. Municipalities have an increasingly significant role to play in protecting this important biodiversity. At the same time, municipalities face immense challenges related to high levels of poverty, unemployment and service delivery. The Biodiversity and Land-Use Project was initiated in 2015 to work at the municipal scale to effectively regulate land use and environmental management to ensure that biodiversity continues to provide essential ecosystem services.
This session sets the scene for the two-day dialogue focused on partnerships that support sustainable landscapes.
Session 1 Resources:
- Biodiversity and Land Use project Factsheet
- Invitation
- Programme: Partnerships for Sustainable Landscapes Dialogue
The following resources was shared by our partners during the session on 2 December 2020:
- Ezemvelo Guideline incorporating biodiversity into Land Use Schemes
Herewith presentations, short film and recordings for this session:
- Biodiversity and Land-Use Project: reflecting on five years of implementation by Ms Azisa Parker
- Keynote address by Ms Ndoni Mcunu, CEO, Black Women in Science
- Short Film: Ecological Infratructure supporting the built environment: Mthinzima wetland stream rehabilitation (428MB)
- Session 1 recording