Tshwane libraries to serve as environmental resource corners for learners
Libraries have previously requested environmental-related information be made available.
Several Tshwane libraries will serve as environmental resource corners, the Department of Environment and Agriculture management says.
Libraries have previously requested for environmental-related information to use for projects, assignments and research for high school learners, students from institutions of higher learning and general community members.
Olievenhoutbosch library will, however, be the only library with the environmental information corner in Centurion – for now.
According to councillor Dana Wannenburg from environment and agriculture management, the environmental resource corners further fulfils the obligation stated in the principles of the National Environmental Management Act of 1998.
The act states that “community well-being and empowerment must be promoted by providing environmental education, raising environmental awareness, sharing knowledge and experience and other appropriate means”.
The resource corners are designed to place environmental posters, booklets and leaflets to raise awareness of environmental-related issues and to make information easily accessible to communities, learners and academics.
The resources are updated monthly according to the environmental calendar. For example, March is water month and material communicating water-related issues will be placed at environmental resource corners.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions under lockdown level 3 to 5, public gatherings are prohibited, therefore community outreach programmes are also limited.
“Although public gatherings are prohibited, service delivery must continue including providing environmental education and raising awareness,” said Wannenburg.
“To continue fulfilling this obligation, environmental resource corners serve as a perfect platform to share information and continuously raise awareness.”
Wannenburg told Rekord the environment resource corners is regarded as a pilot project.
“Eventually we would like to implement this across the city in all libraries but we require staff to manage it, and that is in short supply at the moment.
“Covid has unfortunately complicated the process, but we will eventually implement this across all libraries,” he concluded.
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