ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

False Bay Wetland Kingdom inspires local earth stewards: by Mea Lashbrooke

It is possible to change lives by assisting people to connect consciously and unconsciously with Nature. This was the message of ‘Landscapes and Identity – an evening of storytelling, listening and reflection.’

 
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Stanford in the Overberg is a birdwatcher’s paradise

On an early morning amble around Stanford, enjoying the sights and sounds of our new home village, we found the door to the William Appel Dam Bird Hide open and made the acquaintance of Richard Masson, avid birder and keen amateur photographer, whose photographs are works of art.

 
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Farmageddon – The True Cost of Cheap Meat

Farmageddon is a shocking, gut-punching look at hyper-industrialised agriculture with the forecast of an ecological meltdown if we don’t move from industrial agriculture to pasture based farming (from farming in buildings to the land) rapidly.

 
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The 2014 Kirstenbosch – South Africa Chelsea Flower Show exhibit celebrates sustainability

Featuring vegetation from four natural habitat types, integrated with outstanding examples of unique local architecture and other examples of bio-mimicry, the display shows the creation of sustainable legacies through the transfer of ideas from biology to technology.

 
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Creating Chameleon and honey bee friendly gardens

Alice Notten supplies information about plants that attract bees and chameleons to your garden as well as advice on how to nurture them once they are there.

 
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Penguin Promises Waddle volunteers walk through Fish Hoek en route to the penguin colony at Boulders

The Two Oceans Aquarium organised the 4th Penguin Promises Waddle for a Week to raise awareness about the plight of the endagered African Penguin of which there are about only 60 000 left in the wild. It has been estimated […]

 
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