100 Years of Biodiversity Science celebrated
Friday, 26 April 2013 12:05Have you ever wondered how biodiversity science affects your everyday life? If so, a visit to Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden on International Biodiversity Day on 22 May can give you many of the answers.
Help tree woman spread more saplings
Tuesday, 26 March 2013 12:00During her flight to Joburg, Natalie Roos stared out the window and was stunned to see the lack of trees in the countryside. Only here and there, closer to KZN, could you see some greenery. On her return home, she decided to do something about it.
Reforesting the Platbos
Thursday, 14 March 2013 10:43This annual reforestation effort has seen over 3000 indigenous trees being planted in Platbos Forest, the southern-most forest of Africa since 2010.
The man who planted a forest
Tuesday, 05 March 2013 15:42Deforestation and desertification are critical problems in India that have led to barren land, increased soil erosion, decreased agricultural production, and devastated local wildlife. However, one Indian man has made a stand.
RIP: Recycle in Peace
Tuesday, 26 February 2013 13:13Ashes, including those from cremated remains, are good sources of phosphorus for plants. So the final act of the ecologically-minded could be to fertilize a tree.
Indonesia official praises sustainable palm oil development
Monday, 14 January 2013 14:19Indonesia’s Minister of Agriculture Suswono has praised sustainable palm oil practice in Dosan village, and says this initiative is a perfect example of the way large palm oil producers can remain profitable without further destroying the forests.
Air seat inspires a million trees
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 14:11Getting people to grow their own tree from seed and then having a million trees geotagged and mapped out is the vision of two young ‘treepreneurs’ from Centurion, Sean Hide and Patrick Leckie from Grow A Tree.
Breathing new life into Platbos Forest
Wednesday, 26 September 2012 12:50Recently, our team spent a relaxing weekend at the 1000 year old Platbos Indigenous Forest, near Gansbaai. We slept in huts made from wood and canvas, and heated up the geyser by making a fire beneath it.
Green lungs help us breathe better
Thursday, 13 September 2012 10:34Arbor Week was celebrated nationally from 01 to 07 September, and in 2012, the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) urges all South Africans to heed the call to respect and nurture the greenbelts in our urban areas.
Coming together to green up Zambia
Tuesday, 11 September 2012 12:53Volunteers from all walks of life gathered in Livingstone, Zambia during July 2012 and found common ground in a passion for the environment. Sindy Peters tells us about her experience joining the "treevolution."
Plant a Tree campaign reaches a new milestone
Tuesday, 11 September 2012 10:44Save our Planet – Plant a Tree reached a new milestone of 10 000 indigenous trees donated to school pupils and residents of Pretoria so far this year.
New York investors’ big African land grab exposed
Monday, 10 September 2012 15:32An American owned company with a track record of illegality and links to private equity giant Blackstone Group is threatening to destroy rainforests and dislocate local communities in Cameroon, Africa.
Living trees as fence posts
Thursday, 06 September 2012 12:05Living fences are a sustainable and beautiful alternative to conventional construction. This offers farmers, wildlife, and plants numerous advantages.
Trees for Africa this Arbor Month
Friday, 31 August 2012 11:50A responsible supermarket will be making a sizeable donation to Food and Trees for Africa, in support of Arbor Day and Arbor Month, starting 1 September.
Trees for Zambia to inspire a culture of tree planting
Thursday, 21 June 2012 15:38Greenpop's Trees for Zambia 'Conference of Action' is set to start on 1 July 2012, after over a year of preparation. The team is setting up and trees are ready to be planted. School children, local businesses and volunteers are gearing up for 3 weeks of tree planting, soccer activities, live music and more.
“No” to forestry in fynbos areas
Monday, 28 May 2012 16:15It may no longer make economic or environmental sense to pursue forestry endeavours using conifers in the Western Cape. If local plantations are to be maintained, invasive pine trees will continue to spread, the Cape’s water supply will continue to dwindle and the unique natural diversity of the fynbos region will be changed forever.
Amazon's chainsaw massacre delivered a blow
Monday, 28 May 2012 11:34Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has partially vetoed a bill that would have weakened her country's efforts to protect the Amazon and other forests.
Tree woman determined to leave a forest for posterity
Thursday, 23 February 2012 14:07A once an under-greened and neglected area in the outskirts of Durban will soon be boasting with countless lush trees once their home-grown yellowwood and paw-paw trees start spouting up like skyscrapers around them.
Greenpop launches Trees for Zambia project
Friday, 27 January 2012 15:17For three weeks in July 2012, Greenpop is hosting a reforestation project in Livingstone, Zambia; the country with the second highest deforestation rate in the world. They will be planting over 5000 indigenous and fruit trees that are growing at the Zambezi Nkuku nursery, and hosting valuable educational sessions for children and subsistence farmers. This will be the start of an ongoing campaign to make Zambia a greener and more sustainable place.
Green lungs for Africa
Thursday, 15 December 2011 17:18A responsible corporate company joins hands with an environmental NGO to take on the cause of sustainable forestry in Uganda.
Inspiring 20 year old, Khethi Ngwenya was working towards his dream of becoming an entrepreneur through his small media company, SchoolMedia when he realised that many schools, particularly those in the townships, were almost devoid of greenery with no grass to speak of, let alone trees.




