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Western Cape commits to biodiversity conservation with Edinburgh Declaration By Kristin Engel Share Cape Town - Efforts to promote biological diversity conservation in the Western Cape received a boost on the weekend when the provincial Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning and MEC Anton Bredell signed the Edinburgh Declaration on Biological Diversity Day. Biodiversity and Coastal Management director Marlene Laros said while in the process of reviewing the Provincial Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, CapeNature together with the department motivated for the signing of the declaration. “The declaration signifies sub-national governments’ collective commitment towards implementing the biodiversity conservation targets of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity,” said Laros.

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