How gaming is helping protect our oceansImage source: Michael Bogner – 123RF.com | |
Big Cats Month launches to bring awareness to dwinding wild cat numbersDereck and Beverly Joubert filming Living with Big Cats | |
Now is the time to include an environmental focus in grantmaking strategies in Africa - Next Generation[Reana Rossouw] The devasting health, social and economic impact of the Covid pandemic will have long-term impact on the funding strategies of grantmakers, corporate social investors, and philanthropists in Africa for many years to come... | |
Johannes Masiteng | [Environment & Natural Resources] The beauty of the Garden Route area has attracted more and more holiday-makers over the years, causing guest houses to spring up everywhere. Wilderness lover, Olivia Lawrence, runs Wild Spirit Backpackers in Plettenberg Bay. She and her colleagues have chosen not to follow the trend of more is better, promoting conscious consumerism and ethical tourism. They have created an environmentally-friendly space that rewards guests for taking care of their surroundings. Travellers are encouraged to trade in a few hours spent gardening or clearing alien vegetation for a wholesome meal. Read more about Wild Spirit Backpackers here. |
Here are all South Africa's Blue Flag beaches for the 2019/20 season[Sindy Peters] Sixty-four Blue Flags were awarded at the 2019/20 launch of South Africa's Blue Flag season, including 45 beaches, nine marinas and 10 sustainable tourism boats across South Africa... | |
Why we need a global treaty to protect areas like Seamount Vema[Sindy Peters] The 17-strong Greenpeace crew will assess current conditions at Seamount Vema and plan to pull out 70m-deep lobster traps that have been abandoned in this area by fisheries for decades... | |
Sindy Peters | [Environment & Natural Resources] Andrew Patterson wasn’t sure where the road would take him. He’d just been retrenched. Clutching the steering wheel in traffic, Patterson faced the mountain that loomed ahead. In that moment, he had an epiphany. The avid hiker realised he could use his unexpected spare time for a purpose. “I wanted to make sure I was making decisions based out of love and not fear,” Patterson says. He resolved to climb Table Mountain every single day for a year to raise funds for three charities close to his heart. Read Andrew Patterson's full story here. |
Sindy Peters | [Environment & Natural Resources] Even from the middle of South Africa, a young Hanli Prinsloo could hear the seaside calling her. Raised on a horse farm, she already had an unbridled love for the environment. But it’s at sea that she discovered how deep her passion was. “Every time I’m in the ocean, it makes me feel connected to myself, to nature, and to the people I share the oceans with,” Prinsloo says. She started freediving and soon broke over 11 national records. Being underwater opened her eyes to marine conservation. Now, Prinsloo’s focus is on changing the tides for kids who live near our coastlines. Read Hanli Prinsloo's full story here. |
Sindy Peters | [Environment & Natural Resources] Tiny hooves pounded the earth. Terrified animals were desperately fleeing the crackling flames as raging fires devoured Hermanus. All Corné Uys could think of was whether they’d make it out alive. The teenage conservationist realised that the slowest animals had the slightest chance of survival. “When I got home from school, it hit me – this is the biggest fire Hermanus has ever seen,” he says. Distressed families bundled their belongings and sped away from the streams of smoke overshadowing their houses. Instead, Uys packed his father’s car with emergency supplies and raced out into the blaze. He had tortoises to save. Read Corne Uys' full story here. |
#WindAc 2017: Do cats and windows kill more birds than wind turbines?[Sindy Peters] Yes, they do - cats and windows do kill more birds than wind turbines, but that's no reason to disregard the fact that wind turbines also kill birds... | |
#YouthMonth: Intelligent geyser to give SA a handle on resource consumption[Cari Coetzee] The WRC hosted a Youth and Water Entrepreneurship dialogue which saw youth entrepreneurs pitching their water innovations to experts and leaders... | |
#YouthMonth: Africa's uniqueness lies within her natural resources - Eliot ChisangoEliot Chisango | |
#YouthMonth: Water is everyone's business - Dean Muruven[Sindy Peters] Dean Muruven does important work in the environmental sector striving to ensure a water secure future for all South Africans... | |
#CommerceMonth: Empowering consumers to make green choices[Sindy Peters] Robyn Smith is the head and heart behind Faithful to Nature... | |
#DesignMonth: Student concept used in WildAid video[Sindy Peters] WildAid, impressed by the concept created by an 'agency' of students has charged ahead with it... | |
[Earth Focus] Walk on the wild side: thoughts around a campfire[Roger Metcalfe] Life on our over-populated planet is undergoing such stress, that we risk increasing disconnection from the natural world on which our survival ultimately depends... | |
Ten ways to live more greenly[Ruth Cooper] I recently returned from Greenpop's Festival of Action volunteer programme in Zambia, which aims to address and educate locals and volunteers on the severe deforestation issues that the country faces. | |
[Earth Focus] The business case for environmental compliance[Roger Metcalfe] The recent prosecution of a director whose company contravened environmental regulations sent shockwaves through corporate boardrooms... |