South African farmers have been facing the consequences of drought for the past few years, and the current shortage of animal vaccines poses more threats to their livelihood. The Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Ivan Meyer, emphasized the urgency of the situation in response to a statement from the Red Meat Producers Organization’s National Chairperson, James Faber.
South Africa has taken a significant step towards a sustainable and lowcarbon future by publishing its 8th National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report (NIR). This detailed report provides an inventory of annual greenhouse gas emissions from 2000 to 2020, including sources of emissions and removals by sinks, such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, and hydrofluorocarbons.
