Highlights: forestry and natural resources delegation to South Africa.SATURDAY - SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 8-9 DEPART FOR SOUTH AFRICA * Fly from New York's JFK Airport to Johannesburg Johannesburg (jōhăn`ĭsbörg', yōhä`nəsbörkh'), city (1991 pop. 1,574,631), Gauteng, NE South Africa, on the southern slopes of the Witwatersrand at an altitude of 5,750 ft (1,753 m)., South Africa MONDAY - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10-11 JOHANNESBURG * Attend a briefing hosted by Forestry South Africa * Exchange with the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF DWAF - Department of Water Affairs and Forestry) and the nonprofit organization Food and Trees for Africa * Visit Alexandra Township to see a pioneering urban forestry project * Meet with the minister of DWAF to discuss national policy of the timber industry * Visit the world-renowned Forestry, Agriculture Biotechnology Institute WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12-14 PIETERMARITZBURG Pietermaritzburg (pē'tərmăr`ĭtsbûrg'), city (1991 pop. 228,549), cocapital (with Ulundi) of KwaZulu-Natal, E South Africa, in the foothills of the Drakensberg Range. The city is an administrative and industrial center. Its products include wattle bark extract, furniture, footwear, chocolate, and cloth. * Transfer to Pietermaritzburg and visit Kwabhekithunga Zulu Village * See a commercial timber operation and discuss wetlands rehabilitation operations * Tour the Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa's major research station * Meet with nongovernmental organizations to discuss socio-political-economic considerations of forestry-related programs SATURDAY - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15-18 CAPE TOWN Cape Town or Capetown, city (1991 pop. 854,616), legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It was the capital of Cape Province before that province's subdivision in 1994. The city lies at the foot of Table Mt. (c.3,570 ft/1,090 m) and on the shore of Table Bay. * Transfer and enjoy leisure time in Cape Town * Tour Cape Peninsula, including Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden botanical garden, public place in which plants are grown both for display and for scientific study. An arboretum is a botanical garden devoted chiefly to the growing of woody plants. The plants in botanical gardens are labeled, usually with both the common and the scientific names, and they are often arranged in cultural or habitat groups, such as rock gardens, aquatic gardens, desert gardens, and tropical gardens. and the Cape's Nature Reserve * Learn about maximizing water supplies with the nonprofit Working for Water * Explore and observe activities at Ukuvuka-Operation Firestop, which aims to educate people about fire hazards and decrease fires in the natural environment * Discuss with park management topics ranging from commercial forestry operations to ecosystem and endangered species recovery at Cape Peninsula National Park * Work side by side with Abalimi Bezekhaya (The People Who Plant), an environmental development group based in some of the region's poorer townships WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES * Depart for New York via Johannesburg; scheduled arrival Thursday morning, November 20 WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19-22 OPTIONAL EXTENSION TO KRUGER NATIONAL PARK * More information on the extension, including costs, will be provided upon registration for the Forestry and Natural Resources Delegation TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS People to People Ambassador Programs will provide all in-country travel arrangements for the program. Cost is $5,495 per person, including roundtrip airfare from New York City, all air and ground transportation within South Africa, professional exchanges, first-class accommodations, and most meals. For more information, contact People to People Ambassador Programs by phone at 877/787-2000, by fax at 509/534-5245, or by e-mail at info@ambassadorprograms.org |
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