NEWS
We keep you up to date with the latest news in our industry, as well as bringing you our overview on certain aspects.
Why Care About Wetlands?
Wetlands can be found in landscapes where water is slowed down due to topography (i.e., very flat, depressions etc.). Wetlands are also found where groundwater discharges or is very close to the surface. Generally, wetlands have permanent, seasonal, and temporary...
World Water Day 2023
Shining light on the importance of Aquatic Ecological Studies in South Africa. Water is life. At least for most animals and humans. Yet surface water is being polluted at a rapid pace in South Africa. Severe decrease in the biota within water ways, and decrease in the...
World Oceans Day
The ocean remains one of the most extensive and diverse places on Earth, but unfortunately it is being threatened by various sources of pollution such as oil spills, toxic wastes and litter which is mainly plastic. The oceanic ecosystem as a whole becomes...
Our Precious Water Resources
Being water conscious Water knows no boundaries and as it flows over the earth’s surface it is used by communities of plants, animals and humans in order to survive. We all know how the Geology lesson goes about the Earth being covered in 70% of water, whereby 97% is...
Conservation and Hunting, From a Personal Perspective Part 2 (2)
By Zander Liebenberg “Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes.” As the first article states, most people these days jump on the bandwagon and go with the most popular story and this is a trend that needs to be broken. The quote above is a reminder to always...
Conservation and Hunting, From a Personal Perspective Part 1 (2)
By Zander Liebenberg What a year 2020 has been thus far. The only positive thing about everything that has happened this year is that we got the opportunity to have more personal time to ourselves and with family. During this time, I have followed a lot of news...
Conservation and Hunting, a Fierce Rivalry or Paramount Relationship
Hunting, once a daily practice of gathering food for the family or village, is now a real controversy among environmental advocates. Wildlife Conservation is the practice of protecting wild species and their habitats, in order to prevent species from becoming extinct....
PART 2 – MAIN WATER POLLUTION SOURCES AND THE EFFECT ON OUR HEALTH
South Africa’s rainfall statistics fluctuates from year to year, however, the annual average rainfall is 490mm which is half of the world average. The Aquastat database of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nation indicated that South Africa is...
BIRD OF THE YEAR 2018 AFRICAN BLACK OYSTERCATCHER (Haematopus monquini)
(Image Courtesy of Andy Murch) Derivation of scientific name In 1856, Bonaparte described the African Black Oystercatcher as a species for the first time. He named the species ‘moquini’ after Horace Benedict Alfred Moquin Tandon. The genus name, Haematopus,...
Pompom weed (Campuloclinium macrocephalum (Less.) DC.) is an ornamental South American herb belonging to the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is rapidly becoming the most serious threat to the conservation of grasslands in South Africa
Origin and Distribution Pompom weed has a wide natural distribution that extends from Argentina in South America to Costa Rica and Honduras in Central America and Mexico. How or when the plant was introduced into South Africa remains unknown. The earliest record in...
SAND MINE REHABILITATION NEAR HEIDELBERG
The most common definition of rehabilitation is “the process of returning the land in a given area to some degree of its former state, after some process (mining, natural disasters, etc.) has resulted in its damage.” However, it is important when conducting the...
BIRD OF THE YEAR 2019 – SECRETARYBIRD (SAGITTARIUS SERPENTARIUS) (Rowan van Tonder)
GENERAL: The secretarybird or secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) is a very large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the open grasslands and savannah of the sub-Saharan region. Although a member of the order...
PART 1 – STATE OF RIVERS IN GAUTENG REGION (JUKSEI, APIES AND KLIPSPRUIT (TRIBUTARY OF THE KLIP RIVER)
South Africa is home to some of the most beautiful rivers on the African continent. These rivers form an important part of the country’s ecosystem. Most of the farms and industries depend on rivers as a source of water for irrigation and industrial processes. The...
Natural Resources vs Greed and Mismanagement
Africa – One of the continents with the most abundant wildlife, mineral resources and majestic scenery on the planet. It is a pity that it is also one of the continents where most of the governments are corrupt and natural resources are mismanaged and given away to...
