Climate change is the most widespread & complex problem humanity has ever faced! There is no time to waste and we need to turn green talk into profound green action. This is the intention of the GREEN TIMES.
Forests cover a third of our planet's land. They provide raw materials, maintain biodiversity, protect land and water resources, and play a crucial role in climate change mitigation. Forests are heavily over-exploited by man and many organisations, small to large, are making efforts to slow down and eventually reverse this uncontrolled destruction. Life as we know it simply … [Read more...]
National Arbor Week is an opportune time to call on all South Africans to plant indigenous trees as a practical and symbolic gesture of sustainable environmental management. From 1 to 7 September every year, schools, businesses and organizations are encouraged to participate in community "greening" events to improve the health and beauty of the local environment and propose … [Read more...]
The army base, a cut of cleared land amidst a thick, verdant, unnamed jungle, is filled with soldiers and locals, dead or dying of a mystery disease. A pile of bodies burns outside. At the sound of a U.S. army plane approaching, Americans and Africans both run out of the medical tents, arms raised to the sky in welcome and anticipation. But one man’s smile turns to horror … [Read more...]
Each September since 1983, South Africa has celebrated Arbour Day, a holiday founded in the United States in 1872 to celebrate the importance of trees and their place in our national environment. From 1999 onward, South Africa extended the holiday to the whole first week of September, forming Arbour Week – and the nation now celebrates our trees for the entire month! This … [Read more...]
In light of September being Arbour Month, Greenpop is pleased to announce the Hogsback Reforest Fest! Much like the Platbos Reforest Fest that occurred this past May, the Hogsback Reforest Fest aims to celebrate our Earth and our trees through reforestation, music, workshops, competitions, and yoga. Happening in the magical Amathole Mountains in the Eastern Cape Province … [Read more...]
"At first I didn't really understand the full benefits of planting more trees, but Greenpop explained it to me & it is really going to help. Speaking for the whole community, we have cut down many trees for fuel. We are grateful to Greenpop for bringing us so many trees. & we hope to spread the message to our friends & neighbours. It was a very exciting day!" … [Read more...]
One excited family headed towards Gansbaai in the Overberg to participate in a bumper tree planting weekend in the ancient indigenous Platbos Forest. We were to join the Platbos Reforest Fest to help Greenpop restore the forest towards its former glory. It was time to get my hands into the soil and help heal Africa’s southernmost magical Platbos Forest. Our children - young … [Read more...]
Greenpop and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) partnered to plant fruit trees and indigenous vegetation at the Abalimi Bezekhaya community gardens in Khayelitsha. During the day over 400 fruit trees, windbreaks and indigenous medicinal shrubs and ground coverswere planted to reestablish the farm's windbreaks, create mini food forests, and encourage … [Read more...]
On 24 April 2014, Dr Angeles Arrien passed away. Angeles was a cultural anthropologist, whose research into the symbols, myths and practices of indigenous people drew attention to the high degree of commonality between the values and beliefs of cultures around the world. Her book, The Four-Fold Way, distils elements of the spiritual wisdom of these cultures and presents it … [Read more...]
Greenpop is on a mission to (re)connect people with our planet. Their method: to plant trees and have fun doing it! Join Trees for Zambia - an exciting reforestation and eco-education Festival of Action at the mighty Victoria Falls in June. Just like in previous years, they will be planting thousands of trees and spreading eco-education in an effort to fight the drastic … [Read more...]
In a partnership to promote a greener Gauteng, Andiccio24 has joined forces with Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) to plant trees. Lots of them. In fact, one a day for a whole year. Andiccio24’s Jerome Kourie, “Our involvement in this initiative will result in many community centres and schools in underdeveloped areas acquiring fruit trees and being taught the skills to … [Read more...]
The Great Green Wall initiative is a pan-African proposal to “green” the continent from west to east in order to battle desertification. It aims at tackling poverty and the degradation of soils in the Sahel-Saharan region, focusing on a strip of land of 15 km (9 mi) wide and 7,100 km (4,400 mi) long from Dakar to Djibouti. Populations in Sahelian Africa are among the poorest … [Read more...]
Ghana was once famous for her endowed timber resources. Today, she cannot boast much about the abundance of this resource. The little remaining is struggling to thrive as it is left at the mercy of the activities of some unscrupulous persons; illegal chainsaw operators and illegal small scale miners. Their activities have destroyed our once beautiful landscape and terrain. … [Read more...]
