Lerato Balendran is the Centre for Environmental Rights’ Head of Communications.
Lerato is deeply passionate about safeguarding the future of our planet, and believes CER is a valuable platform that empowers people to defend and exercise their Constitutional right to a safe and healthy environment.
As a seasoned media and communications professional, Lerato brings years of relevant experience which includes working in broadcasting and the media, as well as serving in the international NGO sector including 350.org (Africa Team) as the Regional Communications Coordinator and Communications Officer at the Global Campaign for Education.
In an early victory for #CancelCoal applicants, yesterday the Pretoria High Court ordered the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy to release records relating to the decision to include new coal power in the 2019 Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity (IRP), and to the 2020 Ministerial determination for new coal issued under the IRP. The… continued
As we reflect on the milestones of 2022, we are grateful for the dedication of CER staff and supporters, and heartened by the growing, diverse and vibrant environmental and climate justice movement in South Africa and beyond. While we have not yet seen the global climate action we need at the scale and speed required… continued
UPDATE: On 8 December 2022, attorneys for Karpowership SA Pty Ltd wrote to the Centre for Environmental Rights alleging that the release below contains “certain defamatory statements”. On 13 December 2022, CER’s attorneys wrote to attorneys for Karpowership SA Pty Ltd denying the alleged defamation. RELEASE DATE: 6 December 2022 In light of the serious… continued
Climate science makes clear that global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must be reduced by almost half by 2030 in order to limit warming to 1.5°C. Fossil fuel company Sasol Limited is the country’s largest private GHG emitter and its toxic emissions have negatively impacted fenceline communities for decades. Just Share and the Centre for Environmental… continued
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