Mission

This division is set on making environmental considerations part of every strategy and operation of the City of Tshwane.

The division undertakes to deliver on the City of Tshwane’s mandate regarding sustainable environmental infrastructure and advisory/corporate services. More particularly, it aims to develop, upgrade and landscape 18 parks and 6 traffic islands, including key focal points and city entrances. These aims complement the 2010 city beautification projects. Furthermore, the division is responsible for promoting ecological integrity by protecting, utilising and enhancing natural and open space resources by integrating environmental considerations into the sustained management and development of Tshwane.

Sections of the Environmental Management Division

The Environmental Management Division comprises the following sections:

• Open Space Planning and its subsections. The section has the following subsections:

- Strategic Open Space Planning;

- Open Space Design Management; and

- Open Space Development Impact Management

• Environmental Policy and Resource Management and its subsections

- Environmental Policy, Programme and Information Management;

- Environmental Audit, Risk and Management Systems Development Facilitation;

- Environmental Education and Awareness Management;

- Air Quality; and

- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy.

• Parks, Horticulture and Cemetery Provision and its subsections

- Parks and Horticulture Services Provision Management;

- Cemetery Services Provision Management;

- Urban Forestry, Nursery and Training Provision Management; and

- Parks, Horticulture and Cemetery Services Technical Support.

• Nature Conservation and Resorts Management and its subsections

- Nature Conservation Management;

- Resorts Operations Management;

- Swimming Pools Operations Management; and

- Nature Conservation, Resorts and Swimming Pool Technical Support.