Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Makhotso Sotyu has called for more attention to be given to women’s rights and access to land.
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Deputy Minister, Makhotso Sotyu, has encouraged women, particularly young girls, to take up careers in the forestry sector.
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy and Deputy Minister Makhotso Sotyu have thanked the department’s outgoing Chief Director of Communications and spokesperson, Albi Modise, for his dedication and commitment and wished him well for the future.
A debate at the second Local Government Environment Indaba in Kempton Park last week looked at reasons for the failure of municipalities to implement climate mitigation strategies despite a number of policies on climate adaptation being in place for more than a decade.