Sustainable development is focus of talk at Durban Botanic Gardens
BotSoc will host an illustrated presentation by Dr Jim Taylor, on Monday, 9 April.
THE Botanical Society of South Africa KZN Coastal Branch presents Education for Sustainable Development in a Risk Society, an illustrated presentation by Dr Jim Taylor, on Monday, 9 April at Durban Botanic Gardens Visitors Centre at 12.45pm for 1.10pm.
Dr Taylor is a member of the UNESCO Global Action Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development.
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The future well-being of human life on earth is in extreme risk – fossil fuel and plastic pollution, ocean acidification, water and air pollution are all contributing to the risk. Although this is often termed an environment crisis, it is actually a crisis of people – people who are abusing their environment (their only home) at an alarming rate.
A people-centred crisis requires a people-centred response. Education for Sustainable Development is thus a global response to the crisis and is supported by the Global Action Partnership of UNESCO.
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In this presentation Taylor will describe some of the cutting-edge innovations that are being used to reverse the risks we face.
All welcome. Entrance, including tea at the start, is R30 for members of BotSoc, R40 for visitors and R20 for students and children.
No need to book. Contact botsoc-kzn@mweb.co.za, 031 201 5111 or 071 869 3693.
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