Source: Department of Environmental Affairs
Title: R Mabudafhasi: Launched a commercial medicinal indigenous plant project - Barberton
My Colleague MEC, Ms Nomsa Mtsweni
Representatives of Telkom
Councilors
All Traditional Leaders present
Officials from both National and Provincial departments
Representatives of various communities
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentleman
MABUDAFHASI LAUNCHED A CORMMECIAL MEDICINAL INDEGENOUS PLANT PROJECT - BARBERTON ( 17/09/04 )
The global society, including South Africa, faces immense challenges in addressing damages that has been done to the environment as a result of the exploitation of natural resources, to address economic development issues.
This has as a result been an on-going conflict between those who take custodianship for the environment and the unemployed population who wants jobs at all cost.
Economic development, however, does not spontaneously imply the creation of jobs, as modernization promotes the use of energy-intensive and capital-intensive technology, which replaces people in the workplace.
This is evidenced by the number of job losses in the formal sector (public and private sector) in the past few years in South Africa, according to the SA Survey in 1999-2000.
The White paper provides a sound basis for planning and implementation of various government, non-government and private sector programmes and projects that promote and support natural resource management. Some of the strategic goals as mentioned in the White Paper on Environmental Policy for South Africa calls for the:
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