DFFE to lead World Wetlands Day activity in Gqeberha Eastern Cape

04 February 2021

The department will be leading a World Wetlands Day activity, on 5 February 2022, in Kwazakhele, Gqeberha

This is part of World Wetlands Day 2022 celebrations which were on 2 February 2022 under the theme: ‘Wetlands action for people and nature’.

The department will be hosting an outreach activity at K.K. Ncwane Primary School, Kwazakhele, Gqeberha.

Officials from Swartkops Conservancy will be facilitating outside classroom workshops, to teach the learners about the importance of preserving wetlands.

World Wetlands Day is marked annually on 2 February commemorating the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.

As a signatory to the Ramsar Convention, South Africa remains committed to working towards the wise use of all wetlands through effective land use planning and the development of appropriate policies and legislation, management actions, and public education to protect these natural purifiers of water resources.

Members of the media invited to attend and cover the event as per the details below:

Date: Saturday, 05 February 2022
Venue: K.K. Ncwane Primary School, Kwazakhele, Gqeberha
Time: 09:00-13:00

To RSVP, contact
Gaopalelwe Moroane
Cell: 063 697 9001
E-mail: gmoroane@dffe.gov.za

For media queries, contact:
Zolile Nqayi
Cell: 0828986483
E-mail: znqayi@dffe.gov.za