Biowatch farmers speak out about living and thriving in troubled times 2020–2022: COVID-19, social upheavals, unrest, extreme weather ...
The farmers’ voices and stories offered in this book provide insight into the multiple dimensions in which agroecology benefits rural communities and builds resilience in the face of intersecting climate, biodiversity, water and food crises and the ensuing social and political upheavals that loom ahead of us locally, regionally and globally.
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9 September 2022
Biowatch South Africa comments on the Draft White Paper on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in South Africa.
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Biowatch SA Comments on the Regulations made in terms of the Plant Improvement Act, 2018 published in the Government Gazette on 10 June 2022.
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Biowatch SA comments on the Regulations made in terms of the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, 2018 as published in the Government Gazette on 24 June 2022.
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27 May 2022
Biowatch South Africa's submission on the Climate Change Bill [B9-2022], which was published on 18 February 2022.
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10 May 2022
How we produce, distribute and waste food is causing global ecological and social crises, including one of the greatest threats of our time – climate change. In fact, from farm-to-plate-to-landfill, the way we produce and distribute food is responsible for a whopping one-third of all human greenhouse gas emissions.
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Biowatch South Africa provides input on the draft Framework for a Just Transition in South Africa (dated February 2022).
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Biowatch SA comments on the ‘National Biodiversity Offset Guideline’ to the National Environmental Act, 1988 (Act No. 107 of 1988) gazetted for comment on 25 March 2022.
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