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Dr Guy Preston: Safeguarding Your Lives
14 August @ 18:00 - 19:30
You are cordially invited to an illustrated talk by Dr Guy Preston on the risks of wildfires around the Table Mountain chain, and measures that can be taken to mitigate them.
Prepare for the coming fire season by addressing the key wildfire risks that you face.
Dr Guy Preston is a former Deputy Director-General for Environmental Programmes in the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), and earlier in the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF). He retired in June 2020 after 25 years of running the Environmental Programmes. He now does volunteer / pro bono conservation
work.
Guy was a Special Advisor to the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry, Professor Kader Asmal, and initiated and led the Working for Water programme from 1995 to control invasive species. Following wildfires along the Table Mountain chain in January 2000, Guy set up and led the Ukuvuka Campaign. In 2003, he then set up and led the national Working on Fire programme, an integrated wildfire management programme for the country.
Guy helped to draft the National Veld and Forest Fire Act (1998), the National Water Act (1998) and the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (2004). He drafted the Alien and Invasive Species Regulations in 2014, and established the biosecurity capacity for the country.
Date Wednesday 14th August 2024
Venue Kronendal Primary School, Andrews Road, Hout Bay (street parking available)
Time 18:00-19:30
Invitees Residents, CIDs & Property Associations in Hout Bay, Llandudno, Camps Bay, Constantia & Tokai
RSVP info@sebcidhoutbay.org.za by 12th August 2024
