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COP17 Protest

By on December 4, 2011 in environment

Not everyone is convinced that the negotiators at COP17 are representing their views and a large, diverse group of protestors (including a group of Climate Clowns – no jokes!) descended on Durban on Saturday to make their voices heard. As a nation we love a good protest, let’s just hope our leaders are listening. More [...]

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COP17 Tree

By on December 1, 2011 in environment

As part of the COP17 events, a massive baobab tree (the emblem for the conference) has been constructed. Lights in the tree are powered by stationary cycles surrounding it – pretty cool huh?    

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Flowers of the Berg

By on November 30, 2011 in flowers, garden

We went hiking in the Berg over the weekend and spotted this cycad (in the wild!) and these lovely watsonias (or so we think).

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Namibian Succulent Garden

By on November 25, 2011 in succulent

On a recent trip to Namibia we spotted this beautiful succulent garden in the grounds of a church, in the town of Okahadje.  What a labour of love to create and maintain but so worth it!

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Everyone’s Downstream 25-26 November

By on November 24, 2011 in environment

Venue: University of KwaZulu Natal, Howard College Campus, MTB L1 Dates: November 25th – 26th 2011 EDS 2011 is a community-led exploration of Tar Sands and other extreme extractions around the world focusing on Africa and other discussions around false and realistic solutions to climate change and violation of human rights. PROGRAMME DAY 1 - Tar Sand in [...]

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