The wind carries no suitcase, yet moves forests, across centuries. From gentle breezes to tempests fierce, air as an animating force in nature and the stuff of breath has always held a secure, if somewhat perplexing position, in human imagination and reverence. Talking about the weather is clichéd as a universal icebreaker. Oscar Wilde called…
read moreNature reserves are not only places on a map. They are places where injured wildlife gets a second chance, where people reconnect with the natural world, where children learn that conservation starts with attention, and where communities come together around something bigger than themselves. If Wild Rescue Nature Reserve has inspired you, welcomed you, taught…
read moreWe can never forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one. As go the oceans, so goes the planet. The pioneering French oceanographer and environmentalist Jacques Cousteau said that "The ocean is this great unifier. For man, it is the one great hope." After thousands of hours deep-sea diving he also noted…
read more“The hunger for good things usually winds up as starvation," wrote the Nobel Prize-winning poet Czesław Miłosz, born in Lithuania during June 1911 - the conclusive years of the Russian Empire. It’s the paradox of desire: the intense pursuit of our cravings often alienates us from what sustains us. For all of known history, few…
read moreWhen biodiversity has a problem, humanity has a problem. Biodiversity is the living fabric of our planet. It underpins human well-being and its rapid decline threatens ecosystems and society alike. May 22 is the
read moreSir David Attenborough, internationally beloved environmental and conservation advocate, marks his 100th birthday on the 8th of May this year. An iconic naturalist and the man who gave a cross-generational voice to wildlife cinema: we celebrate both his longevity and his storied career at this extraordinary milestone, with decades of profoundly shaping the public understanding…
read moreHESSEQUA - From 24-27 April the annual
read more“The conservation of animals and plants is more important to human beings than we are to them. These forms of life are vital for our survival.” - Laurens van der Post, University of Cape Town, 1982 lecture GEORGE HERALD -
read moreFARMER'S REVIEW AFRICA - Africa is one of the most biodiverse continents and South Africa is home to the Cape Floral Kingdom - by incredible margins being both the smallest and richest of the six floristic regions of the world with some of the most important national heritage assets literally rooted in the soil -…
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