Conservation
Kirstenbosch Biodiversity Expo 2010
Every year Kirstenbosch hosts a Biodiversity Expo, highlighting the ongoing work that is being done to preserve biodiversity in this country. It’s really exciting to see how many dedicated people there are out there, working so hard to make sure we don’t lose our precious eco-systems and plant and animal species. And, since 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity and Conservation, it’s bound to be an extra-special display.
Backsberg biodiversity walk, picnic and wine-tasting
Backsberg Winery is a place I’ve visited several times – first to find out what they’ve been doing to earn and maintain carbon-neutral status, then to attend the launch of the Earth Centre and once again to attend Rootstock, a discussion on eco-friendly and organic wines in the Cape. It’s a beautiful estate, with lovely [...]
Rootstock: Discussing eco-friendly and organic wines in the Cape
A couple of weeks ago I ventured out to Backsberg Estate to attend a discussion on eco-friendly and organic wines. On the agenda, four passionate producers who are making a difference in their field, each in their own way.
2009 National Park Week: free entry for all SA citizens
In celebration of 2009′s National Park Week (I had no idea there was such a thing), SANParks has announced that all South Africans will have free access to national parks for one week running from 14-20 September.
Unconventional and innovative: Backsberg’s blueprint for green management
Recently, I was invited, along with a number of other ‘green’ journos and bloggers, to Backsberg Estate near Paarl to see in action all the eco-friendly initiatives that have earned the winery not only carbon-neutral status (a first among South African wineries, and one of only three in the world), but also ‘champion’ ranking within the BWI (Biodiversity [...]
Spring has sprung! It’s time to go hunting wildflowers…
Being overseas for so long last year (4 months!), I completely missed the spectacular display that comes with spring flower season in the western and northern Cape. But not this time! I am planning to visit the beautiful Postberg Reserve once again, and though I probably won’t make it all the way up to Namaqualand [...]
Begone mangled leopard paws – let’s all eat wildlife-friendly meat!
An article in the Sunday Argus got my wildlife-loving attention this weekend. Well, admittedly, the grisly photos got me first – a leopard’s paw, mangled by a gin trap, and jackal carcasses strung up along a farmside fence – not pretty. Stomach-lurchingly un-pretty. When I’d recovered sufficiently, I got to reading the article itself, and [...]
Biodiversity Expo On At Kirstenbosch Tomorrow (22 May)
If you’re interested (as I am) in finding out more about what’s being done to preserve the Cape Floristic region’s phenomenal biodiversity, and have a little time to spare tomorrow (22 May) – you might like to stop in at the Biodiversity Expo: “To celebrate the International Day of Biological Diversity (22 May 2008), Kirstenbosch [...]
