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The Environmental Monitoring Group (EMG) seeks to build democratic, fair and sustainable decision-making relating to natural resources.

Cape Town
Joined April 2013
▶️check out our latest e-newsletter: Activities & Highlights - No Environmental Justice Without Social Justice - mailchi.mp/a6b07dc1660e/emg-…
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This #WorldFoodDay, marked annually on 16 October, we asked smallholder farmers in our network what #agroecology means to them. Here's what Reinette Heunis from Suurbraak Aquaponics in the Western Cape had to say: youtube.com/watch?v=6VJZWLAb… #sustainablefoodsystems
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RESOURCES #ClimateAction
We are excited to launch the Climate Action Online Library, where you can experience the HEAD-HEART-BODY model, offering an understanding of climate change and step-by-step guides on implementing adaptation projects. climatereality.africa/wp-con… #TheAfricaWeWant
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Water Testing Week #watertesting #waterquality #watermonitoring #watergovernance #righttocleanwater Kuils River Catchment Area - environmental club members doing water testing on standpipe water at Burundi, Mfuleni #environmentalhealth #citizenscience
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EMG EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Office Administrator & Bookkeeper, full-time and based in Observatory, Cape Town CLOSING DATE for applications: 26 September ▶️ emg.org.za/blog-about/2023/9…
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Goedverwacht Restore Our Water Secure Our Land Project - we are organising together for water testing, accountability from the service providers, to improve the water filtering, and to ensure access to clean safe water is restored to all households. @sawatercaucus @OUTASA
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Goedverwacht Restore Our Water Secure Our Land Project - Municipal water shedding is due to non-payment of water and electricity by Moravian Church of SA, who is paid by the residents. Farmers built and use their own irrigation for production #wateraccess #landtenure
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Goedverwacht Restore Our Water Secure Our Land Project - Since 2017 all households have water shedding, ie - one hour of household municipal water per day. Water testing has confirmed #waterpollution and unsafe for human use and consumption #wateraccess #landtenure
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#wateraccess #securelandtenure #organicfarmers #goedverwacht Goedverwacht Restore Our Water Secure Our Land Project - with South African Water Caucus & Housing Assembly #solidarity
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Environmental Monitoring Group retweeted
The four towns that have recorded cholera deaths this year have failing drinking water supply and sewage treatment plants groundup.org.za/article/fail…
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#watercrisis Unsafe drinking water interferes with tertiary education
Unisa campus closed due to water quality concerns in Tshwane groundup.org.za/article/unis…
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