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Inspiring women who bring environmental stories to their crafts

March 8, 2020 Leave a Comment

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Greenpeace puts the spotlight on female visual storytellers from around the world and their work on nature and the environment. From documenting rivers to climate change and ruminations about sustainable landscapes, these women all share a common passion in bringing their voice to environmental stories that they care about. Ore Huiying, … [Read more...]

India floods: Over 300 dead, millions affected and villagers in relief camps

August 29, 2016 Leave a Comment

At least 300 people have died in eastern and central India and more than 6 million others have been affected by floods that have submerged villages, washed away crops, destroyed roads and disrupted power and phone lines, officials say. Heavy monsoon rains have caused rivers, including the mighty Ganges and its tributaries, to burst their banks forcing people into relief … [Read more...]

Thousands evacuated in Bosnia after ‘worst ever’ floods

May 22, 2014 Leave a Comment

More than 20 people have been confirmed dead and the exact death toll is still unknown after Bosnia and Serbia was hit by the heaviest rain and worst ever flood, breaking records in the past 120 years. States of emergency have been raised in the affected areas of Bosnia and Serbia after rivers burst their banks and left towns and villages submerged in seven to 10 feet (two … [Read more...]

Laingsburg hit by worst flood in 33 years

January 14, 2014 Leave a Comment

Laingsburg is again under siege, hit by what some say is the worst flooding since the terrible flood of 33 years ago that wiped out half the buildings in town. On Wednesday, the N1 was closed for several hours as farms were cut off and crops submerged. Communication systems were failing amid dramatically rising river levels and some homes had to be evacuated. A joint … [Read more...]

Rescuers free entangled humpback whale

January 31, 2013 Leave a Comment

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Last Thursday, members of the SA Whale Disentanglement Network were called in to help free a 9m humpback whale that was entangled in rope and seven flotation buoys South East of Dassen Island on the West Coast. NSRI Yzerfontein volunteer duty crew launched two rigid inflatable sea rescue craft ROTARY ONWARDS and SPIRIT OF IFFLEY, carrying NSRI volunteers trained in Whale … [Read more...]

Gripping tale of chimpanzee Claude’s rescue

November 8, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Chimpanzees, the animals most similar to humans are severely abused in some parts of Africa. In October 2010 the Central Africa Expeditionary Force (as they were known as) set out on a mission to Central African Republic (CAR) to relocate four chimpanzees to the Chimp Eden Sanctuary in Nelspruit as part of the All Afrika Expedition. The Jane Goodall Institute (founded by … [Read more...]

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