From April to June this year, three international days focus our attention on the environment and on humanity’s responsibility to curtail the devastating effects of climate change on the planet.
International Mother Earth Day, commemorated on 22 April, raised awareness of the challenges to the wellbeing of the planet and the life it supports, under the theme of ‘Our power, our planet’ to champion renewable energy. International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May aims to boost understanding of biodiversity issues, which include the planet’s wide variety of plants, animals and microorganisms; and World Environment Day on 5 June is the largest global platform for environmental outreach and puts a spotlight on pressing environmental issues.
In light of these, together with the global warming reality that South Africa and the world is experiencing and our clear need for environmental sustainability, it’s worth considering how critically important it is to develop careers in ecology and the environment to ensure that efforts to meet the challenges of global warming and climate change increase at a quickening pace.
Guest: Balan Moodley, CEO of PROTEC