COVID - 19
GreenMatter’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic?
On Sunday 15 March 2020, the South African President declared a State of National Disaster in response to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. See President Ramaphosa’ s speech here. Measures include school closures until (at least) Easter; the prohibition of all large public gatherings (100+ people), and the cancellation of flights into South Africa from the EU, the US, the UK, South Korea and Iran. Moreover, on 11th of March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as an international ‘pandemic’.
On Sunday 15 March 2020, the South African President declared a State of National Disaster in response to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. See President Ramaphosa’ s speech here. Measures include school closures until (at least) Easter; the prohibition of all large public gatherings (100+ people), and the cancellation of flights into South Africa from the EU, the US, the UK, South Korea and Iran. Moreover, on 11th of March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as an international ‘pandemic’.
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GreenMatter has decided on the following actions:
1. All local events planned for the period: 15 March – 31 August 2020 have been postponed 2. All staff are Working from home 3. All meetings are hosted virtually 4. Online platforms for all GreenMatter programmes are being explored |
All staff and management have also been encouraged to take the following precautions:
1. Wash hands regularly and refrain from face-touching 2. Practice social distancing 3. Work remotely |
GreenMatter management will be engaging regularly with all its partners and beneficiaries regarding our ations above. Our approach is based on sustaining our programme activities through ways that support social distancing and social solidarity We are confident that through our collective endeavour, our programmes can continue to thrive.
Thank you for your co-operation and continued support.
Thank you for your co-operation and continued support.
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"Greening the minds that shape our Planet's future"
GreenMatterZA is the engine for growing Biodiversity skills. Developing the right people at the right time for the green economy.
GreenMatter is an initiative that drives transformation in graduate level skills for Biodiversity. Co-founding partners SANBI (the South African National Biodiversity Institute) and the Lewis Foundation led the development of a Biodiversity Human Capital Development Strategy (BHCDS) in 2009-2010. The strategy is aimed at producing specialist, research and management skills for all organisations with biodiversity mandates, objectives, interest or impact, in the context of skills shortages, the need for social transformation, and opportunities for growth and employment in the greening of the South African economy.
GreenMatter activates through the involvement of a range of organisations, institutions and partners (which include NGOs, SMME's, parastatals, national and provincial government departments), Higher Education Institutes (HEIs), SETA's and Business, in delivering through a shared implementation model on the needs for quality skills and transformation.
GreenMatter activates through the involvement of a range of organisations, institutions and partners (which include NGOs, SMME's, parastatals, national and provincial government departments), Higher Education Institutes (HEIs), SETA's and Business, in delivering through a shared implementation model on the needs for quality skills and transformation.
Our Programmes
GreenMatter runs a host of programmes devoted to the promotion of human capital and skills development in the biodiversity sector. To find out more about each programme, click on the images below.
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