Changing lives through nature

Written by Meagan Eddy Throughout the year, inter-generational learners from our Nature Care Fund’s small grantee, Community Women Action, have been learning about fynbos species and their medicinal values. While we learn how plants can keep us healthy, the International Day of Plant Health (IDPH) is about learning how to keep our plants healthy. Plants are life! Plants [...]

World Migratory Bird Day highlights the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats. This global initiative emphasises the threats faced by migratory birds, their ecological importance, and the necessity for international cooperation to protect them. This day is celebrated in May and October, aligning with the annual migrations between the northern and southern hemispheres. [...]

Wild penguins live exclusively in the southern hemisphere, and include 18 different species, from the largest Emporer penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) of Antartica to the smallest Little penguins (Eudyptula minor) of New Zealand and Australia. The only penguin species naturally found in Africa is, appropriately named, the African penguin (Spheniscus demersus). Approximately 28 breeding colonies of African penguins are [...]

Written by Lwandile Tyeba Earth Day is an international celebration observed on the 22nd of April each year, since 1970. It was established to raise awareness of and address environmental issues threatening the planet, such as pollution, deforestation, and wildlife poaching. On the 22nd of April 1970, Gaylord Nelson an activist in the United States of America (USA) [...]