ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

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Great White Shark attacks on Fish Hoek Beach – Interim Shark Survey Results

Fish Hoek Beach and False Bay are now synonymous with the Great White Shark and the perceived risks to bathers, body boarders and surfskiers does not make for carefree frolicking in the surf.

 
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GHG Emmissions, Carbon Footprint & Energy Profile of Cape Town

The Design Capital of the World centered around Table Mountain, the 7th National Wonder of the World needs to get its creative energy flowing to protect our natural heritage from Climate Change. The single largest group of CO2 (GHG) emitters in Cape Town is the residential sector - this means each one of us can make a difference....

 
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Baboon Liaison Group on Management & Shooting of Baboon in Fish Hoek

We are outraged by the illegal shooting of Noskethi. Each area and each baboon troop is different requiring a unique management approach. And how to manage the humans who continue to provide easy food which lures these smart animals into urban areas?

 
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Our “Green Bishop” Geoff Davies honoured with top environmental award

  South Africa‘s “Green Bishop” Geoff Davies from Cape Town has just been awarded the country’s top environmental honour.  Bishop Davies combines faith and environmental activism in a dynamic package. Founder and executive director of the South African Faith Communities […]

 
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Global warming, shark attacks and Fish Hoek beach

The role that global climate change plays in forcing shark behavioural changes is commonly overlooked and with the upcoming COP17 summit to be held in Durban next month, it is perhaps time that this external factor is paid more due attention.

 
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Off the Beaten Track – by Karen Watkins – best Cape Peninsula Hikes

“The finest selection of hikes on the Cape Peninsula." 208 pages, over 45 hikes and variations, many new routes, with maps and GPS readings, this makes a great Christmas gift.

 
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