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7 Jun 2010

Join us at 10h00 tomorrow, 8 June 2010 for the launch of the Green Passport campaign, a key initiative in the "Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Major Sporting Events" project.

This is a joint project of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Global Environment Facility and the South African Department of Environmental Affairs.

The Green Passport aims to encourage visitors to make responsible travel choices whilst visiting South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It's about tourism that respects the environment and positively affects the economic and social development of local communities.

We hope travellers take the new awareness home and implement environmentally friendly changes in their everyday lives and travel plans.

Partners will also use this opportunity to provide updates on new energy efficiency components of this exciting project after celebrating World Environment Day on 5 June 2010.

"One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of seeing things", Henry Miller.

Media is invited to attend.

Date: 8 June 2010
Time: 10h00
Venue: The Corporate Café, The Reserve, number 54 Melville Road, Illovo, Johannesburg, Gauteng

RSVPs:
Judith van der Merwe
Cell: 083 321 2617
Tel: 012 310 3309
E-mail: jvdmerwe@environment.gov.za

Issued by: Department of Environmental Affairs
7 June 2010

Issued by: Department of Environmental Affairs
7 Jun 2010

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