12

May

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PRESENCE

Art of Africa: Benefits from Biodiversity

Wageningen (NL): Artistic results of “What did nature do for you today?” in South Africa are on show for the coming two weeks in the Forum Building at Wageningen University. In this fantastic initiative aimed at celebrating next week’s International Day of Biodiversity, former PRESENCE student Lucie Chuchmakova is presenting the results of her thesis which asked children of the Baviaanskloof about their relationship with nature…

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11

May

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Living Lands

Biodiversity Conference & Action Day

Biodiversity Conference & Action Day

Baviaanskloof (SA): The International Day of Biodiversity will be celebrated this weekend on 21st-22nd May. The conference and workshops are aimed at landowners, agricultural producers and tourism operators located within the Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve Planning Domain. The event is being facilitated by Eastern Cape Parks and Living Lands, funded through C.A.P.E and the German Government, and being held at TerraPi in the Kouga catchment. The diverse sessions are aimed at all members of the family…

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04

May

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French Polynesia

“The Question” sets sail

To celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity, crew members from the Samoa Voyaging Society are currently sailing the Pacific in an effort to spread regional awareness about conserving their environment. Along the way, the crew members will also ask The Question – “What did nature do for you today?” to the (islander) people they meet during their Pacific voyage. But at the moment, nature is serving up mountainous seas…

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