Solar Heating
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South Africa's sunny skies are ideal for the installation and use of solar heating.
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South Africa's transition to a Green Economy is on the right track with government departments developing effective implementation plans and creating green jobs.
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The South African Risk and Vulnerability Atlas is an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), implemented by the Natural Resources and Environment Unit of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
Read more about South African Risk and Vulnerability Atlas - SARVAStakeholders
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The term ‘stakeholder’ describes any person or organisation that may affect, or be affected by, a company or industrial process. They are also sometimes called ‘Interested and Affected Parties’.
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Land stewardship is an ancient concept which refers to the wise use, management and protection of land that has been entrusted to an owner/user.
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A strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is an environmental assessment that is carried out on one or more strategic actions, policies, plans or programmes. Whereas an EIA studies a physical project, the SEA looks at policies, plans, ideas and prog
Read more about Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)Succulent Karoo Biome
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Stretching along the Atlantic coast of Africa, from southwestern South Africa into southern Namibia, the Succulent Karoo Biome covers 116 900 square kilometres of desert.
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Sulphur dioxide (SO2) is a colourless, acrid gas formed by the combustion of sulphur. It is an oxidising and reducing agent and is used as a refrigerant, disinfectant, preservative and bleach.
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Mining, by its very nature, is not sustainable into the future. Through the process of mining, finite natural resources, in the form of minerals, are extracted from the Earth’s crust, beneficiated and consumed by our society.
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Suspended solids are a natural occurrence but human activities can contribute substantially to increased levels of suspended solids, which will have an overall negative effect on water quality.
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