ARBOR WEEKIVIKI LEZIHLAHLA 2003

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ARBOR WEEK-IVIKI LEZIHLAHLA 2003
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BACKGROUNDTRACED BACK 500 YEARS AGO IN
SWITZERLANDREMODELLED IN AMERICA SOME CENTURIES
LATERCELEBRATED FOR THE FIRST TIME SOUTH AFRICA
IN 1973 (GREEN HERITAGE CAMPAIGN)IN 1982
PARLIAMENT MANDATED DEPT. FORESTRY TO LEAD ARBOR
DAY
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FIRST OFFICIAL ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION IN
1983(CELEBRATED ON THE SECOND FRIDAY OF AUGUST
EVERY YEAR)IN 1996 MINISTER KADER ASMAL
EXTENDED ARBOR DAY TO ARBOR WEEKIN 2001
MINISTER RONNIE KASRILS LAUNCHED A NEW NAME FOR
ARBOR WEEK (ARBOR WEEK-IVIKI LEZIHLAHLA)
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AIM

• PROMOTE BETTER KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TREES,
  PARTICULARLY INDIGENOUS TREES
• STRESS THE NECESSITY FOR EVERYONE TO PLANT AND
  CARE FOR TREES
• HIGHLIGHT THE VITAL ROLE TREES PLAY IN OUR LIVES
• CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF A GREEN,
  DIGNIFIED AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT IN ALL PARTS OF
  SA

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OBJECTIVESAmongst the objectives that
Arbor Week tries to achieve

• Encourage South Africans to participate in the
  campaign
• Encourage commemorative tree-planting as a
  tradition in our community
• Inform rural and peri-urban communities of the
  benefits trees bring

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FOCUS OF ARBOR WEEKSince 2000 this campaign
focuses on specific areas, namelyEconomic
benefits of trees supporting livelihoods of
peopleProtection of indigenous trees and
forestsEnvironmental benefits derived from
greening our cities and townsPlanting trees in
remembrance of loved ones
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THEME FOR ARBOR WEEK CAMPAIGNA PARTICULAR
THEME IS CHOSEN FOR THE CAMPAIGNTHIS YEARS
THEME IS TREES ARE OUR HERITAGE-MEHLARE KE
BOHWA BJA RENA
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STRUCTURESNational Arbor Week Steering
CommitteeNational Arbor Week Coordinators
Committee Provincial Arbor Week Steering
Committees (each province)District
Arbor Week CommitteesLocal Arbor Week Committees
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ARBOR WEEK CALENDAR OF EVENTSARBOR WEEK HAS
GROWN SINCE 2000 AND EVERY MUNICIPALITY AND
COMMUNITY COMPETES IN HOSTING MINISTERIAL
EVENTSEACH PROVINCE HOSTS ITS OWN LAUNCH
EVENT LEAD BY THE PREMIEREVEN CABINET MINISTERS
ATTEND MAJOR ARBOR WEEK EVENTS THIS HAS
NECESSITATED THAT A CALENDAR OF EVENTS BE
COMPILED EVERY YEAR AND FOR ALL PROVINCES