. Promote the empowerment of designated communities by creating 219 089 work opportunities and 113 748 full time equivalents within environmental projects through the implementation of the expanded public works projects over the MTEF period. . Restore and maintain vegetation structure and function in order to contribute to ecosystem services by clearing or treating of 870 089 hectares of invasive alien plants per year; cleaning 2 113 kilometres of coastline per year; extinguishing 2 000 fires per year; and restoring and rehabilitating 92 157 hectares of land over the MTEF period. . Facilitate the transition to a growth path that is low in carbon and resource efficient by providing catalytic finance to 65 green initiative projects over the medium term. The spending focus over the medium term will be on protecting environmental infrastructure, water resource management and promoting sustainable livelihoods by developing skills in a green context. These efforts will lead to the creation of 113 745 full time job equivalents and 219 089 work opportunities through the expanded public works programme. The bulk of spending over the medium term goes towards the implementation of these programmes.