Working for the Environment is a publication launched by the Department of Environ- mental Affairs (former Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism). It aims to in- form and educate the general public in South Africa on the vital work currently being done by the government to protect the environment and alleviate poverty. This publica- tion, developed and prepared in close cooperation with UNEP/GRID-Arendal, covers five ongoing programmes under the umbrella of the government’s Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP): the Social Responsibility Programme and its Working for the Coast sub-programme, Working for Wetlands, Working for Water, and Working on Fire.