The theme for Mandela day
2022 is focused on food and nutrition, specifically on the importance of community and backyard
gardens, supporting fruit and indigenous tree planting, and creating awareness of the intersections
between food security and climate change.
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Our soil is one of the greatest carbon sinks, and our organic and food waste is carbon-rich in its
contents. Through composting, we can convert our organic waste and re-introduce it to a soil mass,
completing a natural carbon cycle.
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Desertification and drought are slow encroaching natural hazards, impacting society, the economy
and environment, and demands our immediate attention in order to continue sustaining food
production to meet basic human needs.
To tackle the food waste issue, we need to ask what causes it in the first place. Is it high food quality standards, poor packaging, produce degradation, or a lack of circularity with food and organic waste? In fact, it can be argued that our food waste extend is a combination of all of these factors.
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The foundation for sustainable waste management is ‘separation at source’. Separating different waste types so that they can be individually managed better, whether it be recycled, repurposed or processed into a ‘secondary resource’.
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Good compost increases the organic content of a soil body, facilitating beneficial soil microbial growth and, as a result, plant growth. In addition, it increases the water retention of soil and maintains the carbon content, which improves soil fertility.
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The minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE), Barbara Creecy, recently provided important updates on different waste streams and their reduction and recycling initiatives. One of these updates was an overview on the current progress towards halving food loss and waste by 2030 (SDG 12.3). The main aim is to avoid food waste along production
April 7th is recognised globally as World Health Day drawing our attention to human health and wellbeing. The theme for World Health Day in 2022 is ‘Our Planet, Our Health’ drawing on the link between human health and environmental health. The World Health Organisation, the organising body of World Health Day, has clearly indicated that
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A rapid loss in biodiversity has continued to be a key issue for many countries, including South Africa. Treated as a global issue, the 30×30 NOW campaign aims to double down on the 15% of land and 15% of freshwater that is currently protected. Urbanisation, unsustainable resource consumption and high waste generation are all factors that we
