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• Cleaner energy and a low carbon future for Cape Town
Video showing what happens when we waste electricity

• ENTER NOW for a great Family day of Mountain Biking in the Midlands Meander with the Wildlands Conservation Trust!
Entries: www.michaelhousemtb.co.za

• Environmental Awareness Evening with Lewis Pugh (7 September 2010 19:00 at Muizenburg Pavillion)
Talk about swimming in the coldest places on Earth to raise awareness about the threats of Global Warming

• Ten indicators of the human fingerprint on climate change
A summary of the empirical evidence that answers the question of what is causing global warming

10 indicators of a human fingerprint on climate change

• The secretariat on the Convention of Biological Diversity releases 30 factsheets to celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity

• CAP is proud to announce the launch of 'Change'
An eight part documentary series on climate change and issues of environmental sustainability in the Western Cape

• Wake Up, Freak Out – then Get a Grip
Watch a short, animated film about climate change by Leo Murray.

• CAP raises awareness about climate change and biodiversity at local events
The Kirstenbosch Biodiversity Expo and Dow Live Earth Run for Water in Cape Town

• CAP publishes: 'Investing in sustainability: Restoring degraded thicket, creating jobs, capturing carbon and earning green credit'
The assessment presents the case for restoration of degraded thicket in the Eastern Cape for achieving environmental, economic and social sustainability through government and corporate investment.

• African universities should step up climate research – Sonjica

• Eco-Schools hosts awards ceremonies across South Africa
The challenge of climate change

Michaelhouse gives a demonstration of the biodigester

• United Nation's Framework Convention on Climate Change's (UNFCCC) first newsletter for 2010
Watch Yvo De Boer, Executive director of the UNFCCC discussing the three important outcomes of Copenhagen

• Joto Africa - Managing Africa's water in a changing climate
Issue 2

Community members draw water from a rock catchment in Mutomo - Kenya (ALIN, 2009)

• Adaptation under the Copenhagen Accord
by the Foundation of International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD) Briefing Paper February 2010

• New publication from UCT Press on climate change
Taking Action on Climate Change: Long-term mitigation scenarios for South Africa by Harold Winkler

• World Wetlands Day 2nd February 2010
Events diary of what is happening in the Western Cape for World Wetlands Day.

• Analysis of Copenhagen's outcomes
Conservation International's perspective

• Reflections on Copenhagen
Assessments on Copenhagen: 'Reflections from Copenhagen' by the Climate Action Partnership Coordinator,' A Glimmer of Hope' Conservation International, & 'How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen Deal' by Mark Lynas published in the Guardian UK.

• Copenhagen Accord
Download the Draft Decision of COP 15 - the Copenhagen Accord and read a preliminary assessment on the Accord

• A new series of printed briefings and online resources about adapting to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa - Joto Afrika Issue 1
The series will help people understand the issues, constraints and opportunities that poor people face in adapting to climate change and escaping poverty.

• Copenhagen Climate Deal - How to close the GAP?
Briefing paper 15 December 2009. To download the document published by Climate Analytics and Ecofys click here

• 36 hours to save the world…
The world’s leaders have36 hours left to take the brave &difficult decisions that will help the world to turn a corner and prevent climate change from becoming an even greater threat to people, habitats&economies that sustain us all,CI said today.

• 1.5 Degrees To Stay Alive
Follow this link to watch the video production: http://www.youtube.com/UNDESADSD

• ADAPTATION in Copenhagen- what are we as conservationists fighting for….
Report from Sarshen Marais, Climate Actoin Partnership representative in Copenhagen

• Climate change vigil at the US Embassy on 11th December 2009

• Regular updates and information on Copenhagen negotiations
Please visit the CAP website 'Links' section under COP 15 COPENHAGEN or visit: www.conservation.org/climate or www.climateactiontracker.org

• President Zuma to attend the climate change talks in Copenhagen
President Zuma has accepted the invitation to attend the Heads of State and Government Segment of COP15 to the UNFCCC and the 5th Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties (CMP-5) to the Kyoto Protocol, from 17-18 December 2009

• Current information on the contribution of land-use change and forestry on global GHG emissions
Read up on the contribution to global GHG emissions from deforestation and logging

• Speech by Ms. Buyelwa Sonjica, MP, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs on Copenhagen outcome and expectations (10 November 2009)
Speech by Ms. Buyelwa Sonjica, MP, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, at the National Information and Consultation Session at Collosseum, Pretoria: 10 November 2009

• WESSA learnership project to receive funding following marketplace
The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA Western Cape) has been awarded a grant for its Learning to be Custodians project by the DGMurrayTrust,as a direct result of the successful CAPE/SKEP Conservation Marketplace held on12/05/09.

• CAP making a statement about a global reduction in carbon emissions!
Saturday's human formation of 350 organized by CAP was a great success, with around 350 participants walking from Table Mountain to Signal Hill.

• Invitation to Carbon Markets Africa Conference
Kickstarting Africa's Carbon Markets Pavilian Conference Centre, Cape Town, South Africa 10-11 November 2009

• Carbon Offsets Fact Sheet
Have a look at CAP's Carbon Offsets Factsheet and read up about carbon credits in conservation and the offsets debate. Find the fact sheet in the section 'About CAP' under downloads.

Source: http://www.treehugger.com/carbon-offsets-tree-image.jpg

• CAP attends the Pan African Hearing on Climate Change
The Pan African Hearing on Climate Change provided a platform for people to describe the impact of climate change on their livelihoods. It is vital that insights from these testimonies are heard by the decision makers at the Copenhagen meetings.

The impacts of climate change in the Sahara (Source: http://www.saharamet.com/desert/photos/desert2.jpg)

• CAP climbs Table Mountain for the International Day of Climate Action
On the 24th October 2009 CAP will climb Platteklip Gorge at 08h00 and form a 'human' 350 which will be fimed from the air - to call governments to reduce carbon emissions at the Copenhagen meetings in December. Join us!

Top of Platteklip Gorge (Source: http://farm3.static.flickr.com)

• CAP helps to power earth hour
During the week leading up to earth hour CAP gathered 10 willing and energetic colleagues to cycle for an hour to generate power to be stored in batteries for Cape Town's Earth hour concert at the waterfront. See photos attached.

• First people to officially be evacuated because of climate change
The people of the Carterets Islands, off the coast of Papua New Guinea, are the first entire people to officially be evacuated because of climate change. As the sea level rises their drinking water and crops have been poisoned by salt and one entire

• CAP live on talk show TV
CAP was interviewed by talk show TV to discuss some issues around climate change including, the approach CAP is taking towards ensuring the protection and restoration of ecosystems, some points on offsets and our policy and research work.

• SA sees binding climate change policy in 3 years
South Africa expects to put in place a binding climate change policy within three years to cap emissions by 2020-25, the environment minister said at the launch of a climate summit on Tuesday.

• Marthinus Van Schalkwyk addresses high level climate change seminar in Washington
Keynote address by Marthinus van Schalkwyk, South African Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, at a high-level seminar and discussion on 'Emerging Strategies for International Climate & Investment Policy”, 13 January 2008, Washington DC

• Poznan climate talks drift to a close
The big issues to be resolved for a new global climate treaty lie largely unmoved after two weeks of annual UN climate change talks in Poznan, Poland, just as they have throughout all of 2008.

• CCB Alliance enhances carbon standard
The rights of indigenous groups and areas of high biodiversity significance are the focus of updated carbon project verification standards issued by the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA).

• Carbon Confusion
Do you know what CERs, VERs, AAUs, ERUs and EUAs are? The UNFCCC or the ITL? Come to terms with the brave new carbon-constrained world right here...

• VCS releases forestry carbon rules
The providers of the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) have released final rules for the verification of carbon credits in forestry and agriculture projects, a long-awaited step to ensure the integrity of emissions reductions in the voluntary carbon ma

• Biodiversity Hotspot