The Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Ms Rejoice Mabudafhasi and the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Ha Cong Tuan will on Monday, 6 May 2013 sign a Biodiversity Conservation and Protection Implementation Plan.
The signing of the Plan is in terms of the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of Biodiversity Conservation and Protection that was signed in Hanoi, Vietnam, in December 2012. It provides further impetus to the commitment to fighting the scourge of rhino poaching in South Africa.
The action plan has been developed, and will be implemented, in accordance with the terms of the MoU, which is aimed at promoting cooperation between the Parties in the field of biodiversity management, conservation and protection, law enforcement, compliance with CITES, technology transfer, and other relevant legislation and Conventions on the basis of equality and mutual benefit.
Media are invited to the signing ceremony. The signing ceremony will be followed by a press briefing.
The details of the signing ceremony are as follows:
Date: Monday, 6 May 2013
Venue: Sheraton Hotel, 643 Church Street, Pretoria
Time: 11h30
To RSVP contact:
Reyhana Mahomed
Tel: 012 395 1795
Cell: 073 473 0398
E-mail: RMahomed@environment.gov.za
Eleanor Momberg
Tel: 012 395 1884
Cell: 083 400 5741
E-mail: emomberg@environment.gov.za
For media queries contact:
Albi Modise
Cell: 083 490 2871
