South Africans sensitive to state of environment, endangered species
27 June 2007
The first annual World Environment Review, organized by Australian environmentalist John Dee and powered by GMI, was launched this month. In the eighth of a ten-part series highlighting specific findings of interest for the polled nations, we take a look at South Africa.
- Sixty-three percent of South Africans consider themselves very concerned about the future of the environment, with 97 percent at least fairly concerned.
- More than 67 percent expressed a very high level of concern about the contamination of soils and rivers by pollution from factories and power stations, and toxic waste from the nuclear industry.
- Seventy percent have a great deal of concern over the loss of endangered species and natural habitat for wildlife. Nearly 99 percent are at least a little concerned.
- Ninety-three percent believe the South African Government should do more to increase the use of solar power, and more than 95 percent agree that it should do more to tackle global warming and climate change.
View more top findings for South Africa from the World Environment Review
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