Minister Molewa’s Budget Speech 2012 for DEA: Job creation, biodiversity management, climate change and integrated permitting

The 2011 budget speech for the Department of Environmental Affairs details South Africa's commitment to reducing carbon emissions by 34% by 2020 and 42% by 2025. It highlights the transition to a green economy, the integration of 'working for' employment programmes to provide 5 million person-days of work in 2011/12, and the fight against rhino poaching. The speech also announces the upcoming National Biodiversity Assessment report and the commissioning of the SA Agulhas II research vessel.

• South Africa is among the world's top 20 greenhouse gas emitters and is one of the largest emitters on the African continent, alongside Nigeria.
• The South African government committed to reducing carbon emissions by 34% by 2020 and by 42% by 2025, contingent upon the availability of technology and finance.
• The Department of Environmental Affairs aims to provide nearly 5 million person-days of employment in the 2011/12 financial year through Natural Resources Management and Social Responsibility Programmes, an increase from 3 million person-days in the previous year.
• Rhino poaching has reached alarming levels, with 382 rhinos poached between 1 April 2010 and 20 April 2011, including 196 in Kruger National Park.
• South Africa's environmental heritage is under threat, with over 50% of wetland ecosystems destroyed and over 80% of river systems threatened.
• The government is implementing a transition to a green economy supported by domestic funding from the National Treasury’s Green Fund and international sources such as the World Bank Clean Technology Fund and the Green Climate Fund.
• The Department is reforming its regulatory approach by moving toward an integrated permitting system that combines waste and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes.

APA

Molewa, E. (2011). Minister Molewa’s Budget Speech 2012 for DEA: Job creation, biodiversity management, climate change and integrated permitting. Centre for Environmental Rights. https://cer.org.za/news/minister-molewas-budget-speech-2012-for-dea-job-creation-biodiversity-management-climate-change-and-integrated-permitting

Chicago

Molewa, Edna. Minister Molewa’s Budget Speech 2012 for DEA: Job creation, biodiversity management, climate change and integrated permitting. Centre for Environmental Rights, 2011. https://cer.org.za/news/minister-molewas-budget-speech-2012-for-dea-job-creation-biodiversity-management-climate-change-and-integrated-permitting.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{molewa2011minister, author = {Molewa, Edna}, title = {{Minister Molewa’s Budget Speech 2012 for DEA: Job creation, biodiversity management, climate change and integrated permitting}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2011}, month = apr, url = {https://cer.org.za/news/minister-molewas-budget-speech-2012-for-dea-job-creation-biodiversity-management-climate-change-and-integrated-permitting}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }