In South Africa 98% of all potential raw water sources are already allocated for use. Increasing urbanisation and demand for safe sanitation place heavy demands on our water resources. The Department of Water & Sanitation estimates that R7-billion in potable water is lost annually. That amounts to 36% of the clean drinking water supply! Dr Jo Barnes, epidemiologist and … [Read more...]
World water problems on tap at Brazil conference
Brazil — the country with the world’s greatest fresh water reserves — hosts an international conference next week on growing fears over the fragility of drinking water supplies in a heating planet. Under the slogan “sharing water,” the 8th World Water Forum will bring together 15 heads of state and government, 300 mayors and dozens of experts in the Brazilian capital … [Read more...]
Recycling awards to honour this year’s exemplary agencies
Once again, the South African PET industry’s biggest celebration of recycling and waste management excellence are now open for nominations. The PETCO Awards recognise leadership and future-thinking across the PET industry and beyond in addressing recycling, reuse and waste minimisation. Winners are recognised by their peers for contributing to advancing PET recycling and … [Read more...]
Environmental advocate encourages green living
Environmental advocate Trever Sanele Colvelle, from Elandskop near Pietermaritzburg developed a keen interest for environmental conservation during his tertiary studies. Immensely inspired by one of his university professors, M.J. Savage, whose laboratory is completely solar powered, Colvelle decided to pursue ways to encourage people to reduce their carbon footprint and … [Read more...]
Global ocean protection summit comes to Cape Town
On 7 and 8 December 2018, several members of the Two Oceans Aquarium team were lucky enough to attend the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) Ocean Summit: Cape Town at the Nedbank Atrium in the V&A Waterfront’s Clock Tower Precinct. The theme of this summit was plastic pollution in the ocean, and as you know by now this is a cause very close to our collective hearts. The Ocean … [Read more...]
Conservation heroes recognised at 2017 Kudu Awards
Conservation heroes, many of whom risk their lives to protect SA's natural heritage, have been acknowledged and rewarded at South African National Parks' (SANParks) Kudu Awards 2017 ceremony. Held on Thursday, 23 November, at CSIR Convention Centre in Pretoria, the 13th annual awards ceremony was hosted by SANParks, supported by Total South Africa and First National Bank … [Read more...]
Cape Town’s Street Sleeper wins gold with recycled PVC sleeping bags
Recycling used billboards made from end of life PVC banners not only help keep thousands of homeless city dwellers warm and dry, but has now also received the recognition it deserves from South Africa’s plastic recycling fraternity by walking away with a Gold Award in the category “Novel and Artistic Products” during the South African Plastic Recyclers Organisation (SAPRO) Best … [Read more...]
Eco walk: footsteps to Good Hope
Footsteps to Good Hope is a nature conservation project aiming to create awareness about man's responsibility to cherish and preserve nature. Currently a grade 12 learner at Bellville High School, Jacobus van der Linden (18) plans to spend his summer holidays hiking along the West Coast of South Africa - from Alexander Bay right through to Cape Point. He wants to complete … [Read more...]
WESSA celebrates environmental achievements with annual awards
WESSA has paid tribute to a wide range of outstanding environmental achievements with the presentation of the organisation’s 2017 Annual Awards. The Awards were presented at the organisation’s 91st AGM, hosted by WESSA’s KwaZulu-Natal Regional Membership at the Protea Hotel Durban Edward on Saturday. The WESSA Awards, which have been presented since 1974, enable WESSA to … [Read more...]
2017 SAB Environmental Media Awards open for entries
The South African Breweries (SAB) has opened entries into the Annual SAB Environmental Media Awards and Environmentalist of the Year 2017. Now in its 29th year, the Awards were started by the late conservationist Dr. Ian Player. They aim to recognise members of the media who have excelled in reporting on environmental matters in video, audio, written media and photography … [Read more...]
Putting a new spin on waste: green is the new gold
South African non-profit association, the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA), aims to change perceptions and encourage more people to consider waste as a valuable resource. The institute’s Eastern Cape branch hosted its regional waste conference, titled ‘Green is the new Gold’ at the World of Windows in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium last week. “Our … [Read more...]
Stop the secret trillion rand nuclear deal
The moment to mobilise on a large scale has come: our next court hearing on the nuclear deal is on Wednesday 22 February and we really need your support. We will be marching from Parliament to the Cape High Court to show government that we care about a just energy future and won’t allow them to push through secret decisions. Where: Cape Town Parliament – Cape High … [Read more...]
Standing Rock chairman calls protests an ‘awakening’
David Archambault II, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe caught in the crosshairs of a $3.7 billion oil development, pledged Thursday to fight President Trump on the Dakota Access pipeline just two weeks after the Army Corps green-lighted the project’s completion. The Standing Rock Sioux’s fight against the pipeline began in 2014, when Energy Transfer Partners … [Read more...]
