The strategy lays out the vision to achieve a more developed, democratic, cohesive and equitable economy and society over the medium term, in the context of sustained growth and the generation of more inclusive and greener economy over the medium to long run. [...] Recent research on green jobs in South Africa estimates that the employment potential in the formal sector of the green economy in South Africa is approximately 98 000 new direct jobs in the short term (2011-2012), almost 255 000 in the medium term (2013-2017) and around 462 000 “employment opportunities” or part-time jobs in the long term (2018-2025), in sectors like energy generation, energy and. [...] The creation of 454 full-time equivalent jobs in the Land-Care programme, 12 000 jobs in the refurbishment of silvicultural operations and fire protection and 5 000 of job opportunities through Working for Fisheries Programme are some of the expected results of the programmes deliverables related to the green economy for forestry and natural resources management. [...] Waste management accounted for 80% of the sector by value.6 Four years later, in 2011 it was published the report on Green jobs in South Africa by IDC/DBSA/TIPS7 that assessed the number of jobs and enterprises existing at that time in the South African green economy and the potential for green jobs creation in the short, medium and long term of these same sectors provided policies to support thei. [...] The study estimated the employment potential in the formal sector of the green economy in South Africa to be approximately 98 000 new direct jobs in the short term (2011-2012), almost 255 000 in the medium term (2013-2017) and around 462 000 “employment opportunities” or part-time jobs in the long term (2018-2025).
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