GGH3708 Assignment 3 Semester 1 | Due 28 March 2025

, PLEASE USE THIS DOCUMENT AS A GUIDE TO ANSWER YOUR ASSIGNMENT

Please also note that the author of this document will not be responsible for any plagiarism you
commit.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Water Pollution in the Vaal River (Gauteng/Free State) Page 3
Air Pollution in the Highveld Priority Area (Mpumalang Page 5
Deforestation in the Eastern Cape (Wild Coast) Page 7
Plastic Pollution in Durban Beaches (KwaZulu-Natal) Page 9
Land Degradation in the Karoo (Northern & Western Cape) Page 11
Referencs Page 13


This assignment focuses on Part 1 of the portfolio but it is not Part 1 of the portfolio. I have
found that many students struggle to identify an appropriate environmental problem for their
portfolio. To address this shortcoming of many students, you must submit a two-page
explanation of the local environmental problem you will be using in your portfolio. It is a
brain-storming exercise to help you to prepare for the portfolio. You must focus on 5 aspects,
namely:
 description and context of the local environmental problem;
 the location and extent of the local environmental problem;
 who or what is causing the local environmental problem;
 how you are associated or connected to the local environmental problem; and
 who or what is being affected by this local environmental problem.