Source: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
Title: Mabudafhasi: Opening of Mmaphake LandCare Centre
Speech by the Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Ms Rejoice Mabudafhasi at the official opening of the Mmaphake LandCare Centre
Mmametlhake Village, Mpumalanga
Programme Director
Honourable MEC Madala Masuku
The Honorable Mayor Masombuka
Kgosi Mokgoko
Members of the community
Distinguished guests
Ladies and gentlemen
It is always a wonderful experience for me to be part of an event to celebrate communities' efforts to take care of the land and its natural resources. This event is of no exception as the Mmaphake LandCare Forum is a community-based program that seeks to protect the environment for the benefit of the current and future generations.
The launch and official opening of this LandCare Centre fits in well with the celebration of 2006 as the International Year for Deserts and Desertification.
The United Nations General Assembly, at its 58 ordinary session, adopted a resolution which declared 2006 the International Year of Deserts and Desertification (IYDD), in so doing, it underlined its deep concern for the increased levels of desertification, particularly in African communities.
Celebrated under the theme
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