Leaders of the world’s major democracies are due to hold emergency talks this weekend on the wildfires engulfing the Amazon, as international efforts to force Brazil to change its deforestation policies gathered momentum. As heads of state and government were due to arrive at the G7 in Biarritz on Saturday, France and Ireland threatened to block the Mercosur free-trade … [Read more...]
Water expert talks drought lessons at Mensa
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...]
Companies celebrate World Water Day collaboration
Dignitaries, celebrities and CEO’s celebrated World Water Day last week at the V&A Waterfront in collaboration with SOS Save Our Schools (SOS). SOS campaigns highlight and assist with water security and access to water as a basic human right to enable dignity. Save Our Schools (SOS) and the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) are working together to build a Water … [Read more...]
Join the Earth Imagineers and reclaim your future
The Earth Imagineers Tour covers the birth of a radical new consciousness and explores how the human body is the most potent tool to change the world. It covers new understandings of what the sun is, how the human heart is a frequency generator that can affect all life and how we interact with light to be this change. Dan Schrieber of Starseed Gardens Austrailia, acclaimed … [Read more...]
Nurturing chameleons and nourishing honeybees – a new twist for the Kirstenbosch Plant Fair
Imagine making your garden honeybee and chameleon friendly? The secret is in growing plants that will attract and feed them and with the theme of “Nurturing Chameleons and Nourishing Honey Bees” this year’s BotSoc Kirstenbosch Plant Fair offers a wide variety of events. To say that it will be a hive of activity is certainly an understatement, so make a date in your … [Read more...]
UN climate talks: toughest negotiations on planet earth
Villagers face a daily struggle against a declining water table, affecting their health and their futures as farmers. “You see the challenges they face over the years in terms of access to water, and linking food security to water and the impact that climate change has on those gives me the energy to really push for climate diplomacy, so that our people can live,” he tells … [Read more...]
Economics of a finite planet
"Every one of the planetry boundaries is trending in the wrong direction - we need to go for a radical transformation," says Peter Bakker in the overview of the key themes of the Cambridge Distinguished Lecture Series 2013, What it Takes to Seed a Sustainability Revolution. This featured accessible lectures by leading sustainability thinkers. Peter Bakker begins with a … [Read more...]
100 Years of Biodiversity Science celebrated
Have 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. As part of the Kirstenbosch Centenary celebrations, entry to Kirstenbosch and Biodiversity Day activities on this day is free to the public. It’s an opportunity to participate … [Read more...]
The rich are choosing a bleak future for humanity
It’s not too late to avert a climate crisis but “pervasive human short-termism” makes it highly unlikely that society will do so in the next 40 years. “Starvation of the poor is one of the inevitable consequences predicted, if we continue to live in a democractic system, where the major focus is on short-term gratification and crafting the best possible life for yourself,” … [Read more...]
Reclaim your life and health with Mo-Jo
Join us for a fun, information - filled talk and learn to balance your physical, emotional and mental self. The first of Mo-Jo's Light Guide Workshops is 'The Seed - You are what you think.' This first step begins the series from seed to the growth of an awakening - an awakening Mo-Jo feels eager to be part of! The 2-3 hour workshop teaches balance on a physical, emotional … [Read more...]
Stretch your mind & feed your spirit
The festival is held from 9-10 June at the River Club, Liesbeek Parkway, Cape Town from 10.00-17.00 both days. There will be interesting speakers, both local and international, an eco-quiz with cool green prizes by our editor, a talk on container food gardening, workshops, concerts, exhibitions and stalls on both days. A circle of green initiatives, including the Green … [Read more...]
