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Youths areas have of St committed Philips and themselves supporting to work efforts with Maloma of protecting Mine the in its environment ongoing sources and restoring in wetlands and water

Ngcamphalala the area. working Thembela with a group of fellow said youths he in is the and area was encouraged to promote to environmental learn that Maloma care Mine was also a keen champion of the environment. Maloma Ngcamphalala Mine was said in the he process was happy of establishing that that as a young mine people in the St they Philips will area, lean adding on the company’s sustainability. stated resolve for environmental up “When and settled the company in our community has properly we will set approach to seek the partnerships management to carry as young out environmental people include clean-up protection campaigns, activities. tree These planting, will protection sources. of It wetlands can be seen and that restoring are in water water-scarce area and as young people we it is a issues,” our duty Ngcamphalala to create awareness said. about these the “This climate will and go a nature long way crises in that addressing we are faced with as people and as the country.” said He as was an supported environmental by Sifiso group Motsa they were who involved peers to plant in activities trees. to encourage their

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Maloma nature for Mine the Nefertiti to assist of us the in restoring next generation,” our “These Motsa areas said. are threatened by littering That and infestation is what we with want alien to invasive correct species. as the youth of of these Maloma communities Mine.” with the assistance achieving Wetlands sustainable play a crucial development role in and both in the fight against climate change and biodiversity crises require loss. The immediate, climate and urgent, biodiversity accelerated “We action must and plant strengthened trees and ambition. protect our wetlands reaction to protect of nature. ourselves We see from the effects the violent of our climate everyday change lives, and across biodiversity the globe and loss no in country is spared,” he said.

said The they young would environmental engage Maloma champions Mine on issues for of more nature consciousness restoration such through as pushing the creation economy of tide green and jobs, the reversal promoting of the a circular deforestation plastic pollution, in the communities, whilst empowering stopping nature-based young people entrepreneurship and local communities skills. on They said care awareness and the creation effects of on climate environmental change required was an for important communities step in to protect the actions the and open environment, velds. particularly wetlands and Preserving should play and an restoring important wetlands role in meeting can net-zero Eswatini’s emissions climate goals as part of the