World Migratory Bird Day 1563 813 The Enviro Report

World Migratory Bird Day

World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is celebrated twice a year, on two peak days, the second Saturday in May and the second Saturday in October (8 May and 9 October in 2021). WMBD is the only international awareness day and education program that highlights and celebrates the migration of birds across the major global flyways.…

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Amanzi Ethu Nobuntu

The Umgeni River is strategically the most important in KwaZulu Natal. Its headwaters can be traced to the uMgeni sponge, which is made up of several wetlands at the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountain Range. The River is 230 kilometers long and has a catchment area of 4 430 square kilometers. It is a lifeline…

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International Day of Forests. March 21 2560 1350 The Enviro Report

International Day of Forests. March 21

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests in 2012 to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. Countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns. The organizers are the United…

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World Wetlands Day.

World Wetlands Day is celebrated on February 2 and dates back to 1971 when several environmentalists reaffirmed the protection and love for wetlands. Wetlands are distinct ecosystems flooded by water (seasonally or permanently) such as lagoons, ponds, rivers and swamps. They are distinguished from other water bodies by their characteristic vegetation of aquatic plants adapted…

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Poort Stream Erosion Project.

In August 2020, a fire raged across the banks of the Poort Stream, situated at the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountain Range in KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa. The threat of severe bank erosion and subsequent siltation of the stream prompted Andrew Fowler from Upland River Conservation to take action. This video highlights the conservation work carried…

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Tillietudlem and the role of private conservation. 2560 1350 The Enviro Report

Tillietudlem and the role of private conservation.

We visit Tillietudlem Game Reserve and explore the conservation work they are doing, and the case for private conservation.

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Local Residents help to clear felled trees from the river.
The Solutions are Small 2560 1920 The Enviro Report

The Solutions are Small

Among the recent COVID-19 Lockdowns around the world, many people have begun to notice what looks like a healing planet. Headlines announcing dolphins in the canals of Venice and clear skies over Shanghai and New Delhi make it easy to believe that this pause of human activity is one of the solutions in the fight…

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Sustainable forestry 2560 1920 The Enviro Report

Sustainable forestry

What does the FSC certification tell the buyer of paper and wood products?

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The WWF Nedbank Green Trust

Over 30 years, more than 200 projects have been supported, with more than R300 million raised by the Green Affinity Program

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The Big Soil Issue 2560 1912 The Enviro Report

The Big Soil Issue

Introducing the concept of soil conservation

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