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Adressing climate change through local leadership: a talk by Research Fellow Anthony Leiman

Anthony Leiman gave a talk on the economic value of the False Bay Ecology Park and the City of Cape Town nature reserves (including wetlands and green belt) at the conference Local Climate Solutions for Africa 2011 held in Cape Town end of February and coordinated by the organisation: Local Governments for Sustainability.

On Wednesday, 2 March, the conference organised mobile workshops for the delegates. Site visit focused on the value of ecosystem services. Speakers including Peter Ashcroft (City of Cape Town, Housing Dept) and Anthony Leiman spoke about the value of the False Bay Ecological Park site and the conflicts associated with housing, recreation and other values.

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