Registrations are open for SBE22.
Advancing the green agenda | SA Mining
“There are concerns related to the application for a new nuclear power station (Thyspunt)…” – Liefferink.
2022 Conference on Sustainable Built Environments : 28-30 March 2022, Houwhoek Hotel, Elgin-Grabouw, Western Cape, South Africa
The FSE’s academic contribution titled “Engagement with mining-affected communities: lessons learnt – a case study within the West Rand Goldfields”
In addition to the FSE’s considerable assistance to academic researchers during 2021, the FSE’s academic contribution titled “Engagement with mining-affected communities: lessons learnt – a case study within the West Rand Goldfields” was included in the scholarly publication titled “Community engagement research in South Africa: Histories, methods, theories and practice”. What this publication has to […]
SBE Conference : still time to submit an abstract
New Strategies for Sustainable Closure of Mines | article by Oxpeckers
An ambitious new government strategy to deal with abandoned mines is welcome but needs more teeth, say those in the know. Andiswa Matikinca reports. It has been almost six years since #MineAlert reported that it will cost R30-billion or more to clean up and rehabilitate the thousands of abandoned mines scattered around South Africa. In a series of […]
SBE 2022: Sustainable Built Environments
The Sustainable Built Environment conference 2022 (SBE 2022) and the STADIO School of Architecture and Spatial Design (SOAASD) invite you to our series of perspectives on the past, present and future of sustainable built environments. These webinars are a pre-cursor to SBE 2022, which will be held at the Houwhoek Hotel in March 2022. The SBE conferences have a long history, starting in 1998 – […]
Daily Maverick: “Our Burning Planet – Thirstlands of EAPASA: The Failures of Our Environmental Regulator” by Kevin Bloom
“As the legislated frontline in the battle against ecosystem collapse, the Environmental Assessment Practitioners’ Association of South Africa is meant to hold a critical professional sector to account. But, as the case of Dr Kenneth Singo shows, the regulator is not doing its mandated job. If the country’s priceless biodiversity is to survive, a whole […]
National Environment Month and some of the FSE’s contributions
National Environment Month is celebrated in the month of June. The South African government and environmental champions lead the way by raising awareness on all environmental issues. Environment Month Celebrations (17 June 2021) The Federation for a Sustainable Environment (FSE), in association with Gold Fields’ South Deep Mine, Rand Water, the local Councillor and Municipality, […]
State Halts R10bn Acid Water Plan – Mail & Guardian
“The government has postponed its R10 billion long term solution for acid mine drainage, which involves turning partially treated acidic mining water into potable or industrial water through desalination and selling it to consumers…” Download the full article below.