{"id":14094,"date":"2012-08-31T15:30:16","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T13:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/city-parks-invites-private-sector-and-ngos-to-join-hands-in-greening-cape-town\/"},"modified":"2012-08-31T15:30:16","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T13:30:16","slug":"city-parks-invites-private-sector-and-ngos-to-join-hands-in-greening-cape-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/city-parks-invites-private-sector-and-ngos-to-join-hands-in-greening-cape-town\/","title":{"rendered":"City Parks invites private sector and NGOs to join hands in greening Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The City of Cape Town\u2019s Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services, Councillor Tandeka Gqada, has called on the private sector and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to work with City Parks in upholding this year\u2019s Arbor Month theme: \u2018Our Forest \u2013 Our Future\u2019. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s theme encompasses issues concerning a healthy environment and its benefits to people\u2019s livelihoods \u2013 such as clean air and water, community health, ecosystem health and economic health,\u201d said Councillor Gqada. <\/p>\n

National concerns about global warming have to be considered and, at a local level, both natural and man-made green spaces must be improved and enhanced. The aim is to provide a greener environment for recreational and social activities; add aesthetic value to the urban landscape; and address the effects of global warming in Cape Town. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to encourage the private sector and local NGOs to get into the spirit of Arbor Month and play their part in greening Cape Town. We want to urge everyone who can do so to plant a tree or shrub in their garden to help raise awareness about the importance of appreciating the natural world,\u201d said Councillor Gqada. <\/p>\n

Companies and NGOs that wish to partner with City Parks in greening the city can contact Councillor Gqada\u2019s office on 021 400 1290\/1291 or alternatively 082 088 4078. <\/p>\n

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The City of Cape Town\u2019s Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services, Councillor Tandeka Gqada, has called on the private sector and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to work with City Parks in upholding this year\u2019s Arbor Month theme: \u2018Our Forest \u2013 Our Future\u2019. \u201cThis year\u2019s theme encompasses issues concerning a healthy environment and its benefits to people\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[25,1737,77],"class_list":{"0":"post-14094","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-south-africa","7":"tag-cape-town-2","8":"tag-government","9":"tag-municipality","10":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14094\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}