Agenda

AGENDA - SAWAC meeting of June 25th
(Preliminary)

Notes & comments

	The program will start at 11AM
	Please bring a Picnic lunch or use the facilities at the 'Cascades" Tea room / restaurant at the venue (Nelspruit Botanical Garden)
	Our environment, the 'water crisis", the impact of the plantation industry and "sustainable land use" will be discussed. Please view the revised guest list.
	Thank you Lael Bethlehem (Director, "Forestry" DWAF) , for becoming involved in this discussion. May I say I know it is difficult to obtain a planting permit but I believe it should be impossible. I believe the cost for destruction of our natural environment is too high to justify the "benefits" obtained by futher "afforestation". I also do believe that is wrong to create the impression that plantations are forests.
	I want to state clearly that I am not "against' the plantation industry. What's done is done, it can not be undone. I am against futher expansion of mono culture tree plantations into our very precious, and very rare, remaining grassland.
	This movement is not funded, and the work involved is done voluntary. My sincere thanks to all involved.

Speaker List

Mark Anthony
Dept. of Agriculture.

Davin Chown +
Earth Life Africa, plantations and forests.

Rosemary du Preez +
Herbs/Medicinal plants - Value and conservation. Large scale potential.

Johann Engelbrecht +
The river eco-system in mpumalanga. Aquatic life.

Dr Dave Everard
Sappi.

Prof. Willem Furgeson + *
Up, How mammals are affected by plantations.

Lynn Hurry
Concerned citizen.

Claret le Roux
Dept. Water Affairs and Forestry, Stream flow reduction allocations.

Morne Lizamore +
Stating the facts. The current situation Officially.

Wayne Lotter
Sappi.

Peta Masson + *
Mondi Swaziland.

John Macallistar +
Distribution of birds in relation to mono-culture tree plantations.

Shaun McCartney +
The company, the natural, social environment, the future.

Victor Mohlala
Mpumalanga concerned citizen.

Peter Nelso
UK Landuse Planning Consultant.

Ronel Niemand
Dept. Nature Conservation.

Kalaash Ngobe +
A "forester's " perspective.

Philip Owen +
A moratorium on plantation permits in Mpumalanga.

Tony Poulter +
Working for water.......... Is it working?

Donald Strydom +
Plantations and the environment, reptiles.

Dirk Versfeld +
The plantation model, effects upon natural and social environment.

Wally +
Timberwatch. Plantation impacts on human communities.

Felicity Weir +
Plantations, the environment, the water.

Vic Wightman
Mpumalanga concerned citizen.

Kevin Zunkel *
Dept. Nature Converation.

Mr. Mike Edwards
Forest Owners Association

+ Speaker
* Attendance not yet comfirmed