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Addressing Land Scarcity: Sustainable Alternatives in Burial Practices

Explore the reality of land shortage for burials and discover alternatives such as cremation and innovative methods in response to limited burial space. Learn from international experiences and consider sustainable options for future generations.

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Addressing Land Scarcity: Sustainable Alternatives in Burial Practices

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  1. SCARCITYOF LAND THE REALITY OF SPACE SHORTAGE AND ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL BURIAL METHODS AS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS Royal Ntombela Project Excecutive Parks Recreation & Culture eThekwini Municipality

  2. REALITY OF LAND SHORTAGE • People are born everyday and there is a need to provide for their passing on from this world. • Land does not expand. • Theoretically, the whole Earth can become a huge cemetery one day – if practice does not change.

  3. THE ETHEKWINI EXPERIENCE • Central areas – 24 cemeteries only two still have new gravesites – rest are either full to capacity (thus only providing recycled graves) or have been proven unsuitable for burials. • Major Townships have no fresh burial land. • Umlazi – only recycled graves • KwaMashu – No suitable cemetery – Residents using cemeteries outside KwaMashu etc.

  4. THE ETHEKWINI EXPERIENCE • Competition for land unfair to cemeteries. • Low priority compared to Housing, Agriculture, Recreational Facilities, Industrial etc.

  5. CEMETERIES CENTRAL SUBSTRUCTURE Statistics Relating To Each Cemetery

  6. CEMETERIES CENTRAL SUBSTRUCTUREStatistics Relating To Each Cemetery

  7. INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE • European Countries (UK) • Woodland burials • Cremations (70%) • Sweden • Freeze Drying methods. Swedish firm Promessa Organic – internet website www.taphophilia.com – Eco-Friendly body disposal. • America, Australia & Europe • Mausoleums

  8. AFRICAN EXPERIENCE • Zimbabwe • Harare City Council is presently considering doing away with establishing of new Cemeteries and instead promoting Cremations as preferred option.

  9. CREMATION AS A SUSTAINABLE OPTION • Affordable • Can be provided sustainably • Service Standards easy to formulate • Already provided by most Local Governments • Acceptable to some of our fellow Communities

  10. CONCLUSION • Local Government subscribes to Batho Pele principle and therefore would endeavour to provide this service in accordance with the diverse community needs. • Reality however dictates that some practices need visiting.

  11. CONCLUSION • Local Governments will always endeavour to engage communities in coming up with solutions. Hence the community awareness campaigns. • Communities urged to understand the predicament faced by Local Governments and therefore provide necessary support in terms of finding solutions. • God gave man the responsibility of Ruling the Earth (Bible Genesis 1:26) This obviously involves making informed decisions.

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