ASEZ WAO says that due to a busy schedule, the volunteers returned to the park for the first time this year since end of October last year, to continue revamping and creating visibility in the the park. A couple of members from the community also joined in removing invasive alien species and trees and cutting overgrown shrubs and grass. 

Regional Councillor, Ralf Bittkau, who cleaned together with the activists, welcomed the volunteers for the year and expressed his gratitude and excitement for the year ahead to redeem the park. 

It was all smiles and cheering from the beginning to the end of the removal activity with ASEZ WAO members, Councillor Bittkau and members of the community, in an effort to combat climate change and crime at the 110-hectare park in Randburg, says the volunteer group. 

The removal of invasive plants from parks and nature reserves forms part of the Green Earth Movement which seeks to create healthy terrestrial ecosystems while educating communities on the importance of protecting terrestrial ecosystems. ASEZ WAO says it carries this out actively by partnering with city officials and cleaning up streets, parks and mountains.  

The ASEZ WAO activists plan to continue contributing to making improvements for mankind and the earth by taking care of neighbours and communities with young adults' passion and positive energy while participating in environmental protection activities, says ASEZ WAO. 

ASEZ WAO concludes that ASEZ stands for 'Save the Earth from A to Z,' which means 'Save the world from the beginning to the end.' WAO stands for 'We Are One Family.' Put together, ASEZ WAO means 'Let us save the earth from the beginning to the end as one family.'

For more information, visit www.asezwao.org. 

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