To commemorate World Wetlands Day, Yunus Mita, coach of Youth Eco-Activist Network and ecopreneur of Smart Moringa Farm, hosted an education, awareness and information sharing event.
The event was about the plight of one of Gauteng's large wetlands, the Kripri River (also known as 'Lensfly'), affectionately known as Oupa Fats Wetlenz Park.
“The wetlands surrounding Opa Vaats are connected and each wetland, including Bosmont, Eldorado Park, Klipspruit and Eilkenhof, is part of a formal structure formed by activists seeking to address this vital issue of restoration. Considering that we are installing objects in order to regenerate and restore wetlands on this network, the aim of this gathering is to either establish a Lenasia branch to restore wetlands in southern Joburg or to join an established organization such as the AKF. Hand it over to an organized body,” Mita said.
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Organizations such as Action for Accountability (A4A), Oupa Fats Wetlenz Park, the University of Johannesburg Process, Energy and Environmental Technology Station (UJ PEETS) and other community activists young and old were in attendance.
Integrating, collaborating and building networks with the participating organizations to accelerate the wetland restoration process was discussed and a conclusion will be reached after each organization has communicated its ideas to other teams.