Environmental & Rural Solutions

A social enterprise based in Matatiele with focus on "landscapes for livelihoods" through different interventions

[Environmental & Rural Solutions @ERS_Matat]

This week our 40 FRF interns went through a plant production training by Scientific Roets #foodproduction
#sustainablefarming #promotinghomegardening #entrepreneurship

[Environmental & Rural Solutions @ERS_Matat]

Thank you for taking the Ecological Infrastructure Indaba to Matat. To more partnerships #amanziaphuma'pha #partnerships

[Tau🦁 @mahloditau]

The Ecological Infrastructure Indaba 2019 was a great success. Thanks to our primary sponsor, @dsigovza and our dearest friends @WaterResearchSA , @DWS_RSA @WWFSouthAfrica , ERS, @DAFF_ZA , CONTRALESA, & others. @environmentza @MatatHotNews @SANBI_ZA

[Environmental & Rural Solutions @ERS_Matat]

Day 2 of the Ecological Infrastructure Indaba - field trip looking at the Firstrand foundation interns turning wattle biomass to charcoal #localinterventions
@SANBI_ZA

[Environmental & Rural Solutions @ERS_Matat]

Mme Sissie Matela sharing local innovations that exist in addressing many challenges in securing our water. "rangeland management intervention through good governance, working with communities has proven to be a success"
@SANBI_ZA #EcologicalInfrastructure2019

[Christine Colvin @ColvinH2O]

Sissie Matela @ERS_Matat ‘If you come here and condemn the cow you may as well go home now... It’s not the COW, it’s the HOW!’ #ConservationAgriculture #WaterSourceAreas #CatchmentBasedApproach #MeatNaturally @mahloditau

[Christine Colvin @ColvinH2O]

Local leadership in action -Chief Sibi, Matatiele. Amanzi Aphuma Apha 💙 ‘together we are stronger!’ #WaterSourcePartnerships @ERS_Matat @WWFSouthAfrica @WWFLeadWater @SANBI_ZA @BarbaraCreecy_ @dans

[Environmental & Rural Solutions @ERS_Matat]

Chief Sibi giving a keynote address - the journey of water in the catchment over the past 40 years at the catchment-based Indaba in Matatiele #Amanziaphuma'pha #EcologicalInfrastructure2019 #ClimateChange @WWFSouthAfrica @SANBI_ZA @living_lands @MatatHotNews

[Christine Colvin @ColvinH2O]

Matatiele Mayor opens Ecological Infrastructure Indaba @ERS_Matat .We understand.. #ClimateChange will affect the #foodsecurity of our poorest people’ @WWFSouthAfrica supporting 40 interns in their #FirstJob . Protecting springs @ReplenishAfrica & #WaterSourceAreas #catchments

[SA Biodiversity @SANBI_ZA]

Mayor Mbedla of Matatiele gives us the official welcome and opening of the Catchment-based Ecological Infrastructure @WaterResearchSA @WWFSouthAfrica @DAFF_ZA @environmentza @UmzimvubuCaPP @Living_Lands @ConservationSA_ @MatatHotNews #EcologicalInfrastructure2019

[Environmental & Rural Solutions @ERS_Matat]

Right at the water source #UCP #amanziaphuma'pha #ecologicalinfrastructure #watersourcepartnerships @SANBI_ZA @WWFSouthAfrica @Living_Lands @WaterResearchSA @environmentza

[Kedibone Ch @KediCh]

21 to 23 October @ Matatiele... we shall be there @ERS_Matat #ecologicalinfrustructure #DAFF #FarmerRegistry

[Environmental & Rural Solutions @ERS_Matat]

Dartmouth College students giving feedback on their projects at the uMzimvubu Catchment Partnership - Dartmouth students programme exchange in Matatiele

[Environmental & Rural Solutions @ERS_Matat]

uMzimvubu catchment partners #SER2019

[Environmental & Rural Solutions @ERS_Matat]

Landscapes for livelihoods: restoring land, water and community resilience in the uMzimvubu watershed workshop underway #SER2019

[Environmental & Rural Solutions @ERS_Matat]

UCP-DC exchange programme started today... had good interactions between groups about the projects