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Plastics belong in the cycle, not the river

February 20, 2014 3 Comments

Sustaining your energy in the environmental field is all about counting small blessings. And sometimes they aren’t so small either. We reported last year about the brave chap, 33-year-old Capetonian, Ray Chaplin who became the first person to riverboard the entire 2,400km length of the Orange River, from source to sea in order to raise awareness of our country’s water quality … [Read more...]

Take back the City’s waterways

May 24, 2012 Leave a Comment

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A group of intrepid social activists and outdoor adventurers will take to the Peninsula’s rivers, vleis and canals to highlight the plight of Cape Town’s inland waterways. The third Annual Peninsula Paddle, set to take place on Sunday, 3 June 2012, will see paddlers use kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddle (SUP) boards to traverse the waterways from False Bay in the South to … [Read more...]

World’s dirtiest river

March 19, 2012 Leave a Comment

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The Citarum River, in West Java, Indonesia, is heavily polluted by human activity; about five million people live in the basin of the river. This river has an important role in the life of the people of West Java, as it is used to support agriculture, water supply, fishery, industry, sewerage, electricity etc. There are three hydroelectric powerplant dams installed along … [Read more...]

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Puma to remove mulesed wool by 2025

Puma joins Calvin Klein and Marks and Spencer who have agreed to ban mutilation of lambs in their supply chains, with Four Paws calling on its competitors...

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Celebrating the diversity of bees

Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities. Pollination is, however, a fundamental process for the survival of our e…

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Cheetah introduction to boost Mozambique’s population

Karingani Game Reserve in southern Mozambique has successfully released four translocated cheetahs as part of a project to expand cheetah range. The world’s fastest land mammal is quickly running o…

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Saving west Africa’s last lions: Six animals in Senegal park fitted with GPS collars to collect data

The West African Lion is down to just 250 and is critically endangered

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SA to be the first to answer nature’s call

South Africa is set to be the stage for the global roll out this week of an international call to action, “Nature Is Calling,” with urban hotpots in Cape Town and Johannesburg being transformed wit…

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