Newsletter No.5
In this
edition:
Main feature
Social
Responsibility
- Is it an idle
idea?
Featured
partner
Drynet - Rising
to the
challenge of
desertification
In the News
" We are the first generation with tools to understand changes in the Earth's system caused by
-
human activity, and the last with the opportunity to influence the course of many of the
Aquacultur
e picking
changes now rapidly under way"
up in
Peter Vitousek, Stanford University 1997
Angola
- Joining
hands to
protect
the East
Coast
- Walvis
Bay
becomes
part of a
Welcome to the fifth edition of the DLIST Newsletter! Our feature article brings us the concerns of a community member from Hond
global
poor town in South Africa that is blessed with rich natural and mineral resources. The author explores the legacy left by the mining h
biodiversity years and years of exploring the area's mineral wealth and questions their responsibility towards the social upliftment of communiti
initiative
- What are
the DLIST
Yet this issue is also filled with new initiatives that show a commitment to responsible environmental and social development, hope
partners
inspiration to many. Read about the Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB) project in Walvis Bay, one the 20 cities worldwide participati
up to?
global initiative. Further north, aquaculture activities are picking up in Angola and have become one of the priorities of the govern
- A book
contribute to poverty reduction. In al three BCLME countries, DLIST partners have certainly been active. Read about an environme
review:
library, a radio programme, a short course on stakeholder participation, the "Sustainable Development in Coastal Areas" distance
Stories for youth coastal events. Find out about our new partner, Drynet, who is rising up to the challenge of desertification.
Fire Dogs -
Opening
On the other side of the continent there is activity too. More than 10 countries have joined hands to protect and manage their sha
our Hearts resources along the Agulhas and Somali Currents Large Marine Ecosystem (ASCLME).
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MAIN FEATURE
Social Responsibility - Is it an idle idea?
Hondeklipbaai is a small and rather impoverished community. Contrary to real circumstances,
best be cal ed a rich area--rich in terms of its natural resources. And that is just the natural we
community is also blessed with mineral wealth envied by many and is surrounded by several m
So how is it that a community like Hondeklipbaai can be dependent on government projects
What is the legacy left by the mining houses after years and years of exploring the area's mine
Read Priscilla's views here.
By Priscilla Magerman, writing as a concerned community
member
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FEATURED PARTNER
Drynet - Rising to the Challenge of Desertification The impacts of climate change and desertification are predicted to fall disproportionately on the poor, w
heavily on the environment for their livelihoods and who are least able to adapt. We can no longer afford
these problems if we are to achieve the goals of poverty eradication and development. Drynet is taking
challenge. A joint EU-funded initiative of 14 organisations from around the world, Drynet aims to strengthe
networks, providing them with the knowledge and skills to influence dryland development policies in affe
Drynet South Africa is gathering momentum, with a national database of 65 civil society organisations, an
progress for the identification and dissemination of sustainable land management (SLM) best practices a
By Karen Goldberg
radio programmes on desertification.
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IN THE NEWS
Aquaculture picking up in Angola
Joining hands to protect the East Coast
Angola is endowed with rich water resources and has
We have been fol owing the joint efforts of Angola, Namibia and South Africa to protect their shared
excel ent conditions for the development of aquaculture.
marine resources through the BCLME project. Now, on the other side of the continent, Eastern African
Aquaculture in Angola is considered one of the priorities of
also getting together to identify common problems and joint solutions for sustainable management o
the Angolan Government to promote sustainable
and Somali Currents Large Marine Ecosystem (ASCLME). All who live along the coast of the ASCLME r
economic development and contribute to poverty
encouraged to participate and become aware of the processes stirring in the region, as the decision
reduction. The last years have seen renewed interest from
made will ultimately affect al .
the private sector and concerted efforts to put in place an
adequate regulatory and policy framework. Read more
about Angola's potential for aquaculture and efforts to
revive this sector in a brief summary of the Ministry of
Fisheries' State of Aquaculture in Angola.
What are the DLIST Partners up to?
An exciting environmental film library housed at the ERC in Cape Town, discussions heating up on the
[ find out more ]
Northern Namibia, a short course on stakeholder participation in the making, the "Sustainable Develo
Coastal Areas" distance course kicking-off again, and coastal events with youth groups in Namibia...
some of the most recent activities of DLIST and its partners.
Walvis Bay becomes part of a Global Biodiversity
Initiative
By David Uushona and Olavi Makuti
An exciting project to protect and manage biodiversity at
the local level has recently been launched in Walvis Bay.
Book Review: Stories for Fire Dogs - Opening our Hearts to the Earth
The Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB) is a 3-year pilot
Creative non-fiction essays engaging with the environmental crisis global warming in particular.
project initiated by the International Council for Local
Environmental initiatives (ICLEI). Walvis Bay is one of the 20
cities worldwide that are taking part in the LAB Project.
Walvis Bay, Cape Town, Ekurhuleni, Durban and
Johannesburg are the only participants from Africa. LAB
brings together cities from a range of global contexts to
explore the best ways for local governments to engage in
A Dangerous Dichotomy
Is there an apparent dichotomy when it comes to environmental and developmental issues? Or are al aspects, biodiversity and cultural, interrelated? Find out what
had to say about the topic:
[ visit thread ]
NACOMA Visioning Workshops
The second phase of the visioning workshops for the Namibian Coast Conservation and Management (NACOMA) Project will be undertaken in March and April. Com
provided with a platform to express their views and concerns about the future utilization and conservation of the natural resources of the Namibian coast. See details
[ visit thread ]
NEW IN THE DOCUMENT LIBRARY
· The Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean
[ see details ]
· Review on Aquaculture Development in Sub Saharan Africa
[ see details ]
· Aquaculture gets a Second Chance in South Africa
[ see details ]
· Analysis of Marine Aquaculture Developments in Namibia
[ see details ]
· Environmental Management Act of Namibia
[ see details ]
· Lei dos Recursos Biológicos Aquáticos de Angola (Angola's Aquatic Biological Resources Law)
[ see details ]
· Regulamento Geral da Pesca Angola (Angola's Fisheries Regulation)
[ see details ]
· Review of existing institutional mandates, policies and laws relating to coastal management, and proposals for change (NACOMA)
[ see details ]
· Cleaning up: Experience and Knowledge to Finance Investments in Cleaner Production
[ see details ]