We recently learned of a planned Platinum mine downstream of the 16 000 ha Nylsvlei floodplain in the Limpopo Province. The following letter was sent out to members of a pressure group called AIKONA (Against Interference in Kruger & other National Assets). The Nylsvlei is a 4 000 ha nature reserve lying to the East of the Waterberg between Modimolle (Nylstroom) and … [Read more...]
Celebrating 41 years of wetland protection
This year the theme of World Wetlands Day will be ‘Wetlands & Tourism,’ celebrated on Thursday 2 February 2012. This will celebrate the 41st anniversary of the Ramsar Convention, an intergovernmental treaty signed on 2 February 1971 in Iran for the protection of wetlands worldwide. 160 countries have since signed the treaty. World Wetlands Day will also create an … [Read more...]
