Dis vir my altyd `n riem onder die hart om te sien hoeveel ons kinders omgee vir die natuurlike omgewing. Hulle besef hulle toekoms hang daarvan af. Talle skole krap deesdae kop oor hoe om te vergroen. Die Landsdiensklub van die Laerskool Paul Greyling in Vishoek het die leiding geneem en ´n Groen Forum gehou waarheen verskeie skole uitgenooi is om hulle bewarings-, herwinnings- en bewusmakingsprojekte te kom deel. Die skool wil sy gemeenskap help om omgewingsvraagstukke op te los, herwinning aan te moedig en volhoubare benutting van natuurlike hulpbronne te ondersoek.

In 2004 Sir Robert Swan lead a team to the Antarctic, supported by Coca-Cola, where over 1000 tons of waste was collected from the icy landscape. Five years later, Peninsula Beverages, the Bottler of the Coca-Cola products in the Western Cape, continues to actively support projects that help clean up our planet. PenBev have partnered with the Environmental Action Group and put their efforts behind the Our School Cares Programme, an environmental clean up programme where school children are motivated and rewarded for cleaning up their own schools and communities.

You are going to have to figure out what it means to be a human being on earth at a time when every living system is declining, and the rate of decline is accelerating. Not one peer-reviewed paper published in the last thirty years can refute that statement. Basically, the earth needs a new operating system, you are the programmers, and we need it within a few decades.

Greening up my own life, daily on the how-to-green search, I find amazing stuff. Greener cooking, lighting, toilet paper, cosmetics, body products, cleaning stuff, nappies, even sanitaryware, clothes, shoes, you name it.

When I think of Polystyrene my mind conjures pictures of drinking cups, egg trays, meat trays and picnic plates.

A key element in green living is smart energy consumption. For this, one needs a simple yet practical plan. Good intentions often fade away when one needs to change old habits. To avoid this, commit to specific targets.

Over the next ten issues, we shall guide you on a step-by-step journey towards energy efficiency and converting to renewable sources. We only have one planet to live on. Earth needs all ecosystems to be in perfect balance and harmony. One way in which to contribute to sustained life on earth is by reducing the amount of energy we use and to switch to environmentally friendly energy sources. Along the way, brutal honesty will be needed to address some difficult and crucial questions. We will discover the correct approach to sustainable energy efficiency, while ensuring bottom-line improvement by means of the practical tools we provide.

The 5-star Mont Rochelle Hotel & Mountain Vineyards in Franschhoek has embarked on an innovative tree-planting venture that affords select repeat guests the opportunity to plant their very own olive tree on the Mont Rochelle property. This forms part of a dedicated drive to minimize the carbon footprint of this environmentally responsible establishment, while encouraging guests to leave their own 'green' footprint.

Zoom Advertising has embarked on a number of greening initiatives to show it cares for the environment and is a conscious brand. Deon Robbertze is the Creative Director of Zoom Advertising and the pioneering force behind Zoom's green initiatives. He also developed the 'My Tree in Africa' project, which aims to 'green' the tourist industry.

The global economic meltdown has forced people to drastically rethink their investments. I have heard it said by investment advisors that gold is a safe-haven for investors. Then suddenly its value drops inexplicably and another avenue is mooted as the place to invest at this time. CEO's are having to consider very carefully what they choose to invest their money in right now.

The Halo and the Noose is a book about the power of story telling and story listening in business life. It is aimed at all leaders and motivators who would rather use a gentle approach to lead and guide. The book is also for any person who wants to grow and learn on a spiritual front.

Everyone is talking about greening their lives, the state of the planet and global warming, but most people don't know how to get involved. Going Green, written by South Africa's most popular weather man and climatologist will help readers 'go green' one day at a time.

Governments and corporations will gather in Bali, Indonesia, in December 2007, to plot a way forward on climate change.

...South Africans as climate change sets in: a rooibos tea farmer, a traditional fisherman, a commercial maize farmer, a political refugee and a sangoma. Most live on a knife-edge because of poverty and their dependence on an already capricious natural environment...

Started to worry about just how hot our world is going to get, and whether you can do anything about it?

Picture yourself a few decades from now, in a world in which average temperatures are three degrees higher than they are now.

Bending the Curve was born out of a need for South Africans to have access to better information about how specific sectors of society can contribute to tackling climate change. Bending the Curve is not just another book about the climate crisis, but a guide - co-authored by 24 experts - that will help you move from deliberation to action.

'Can man, using the forest as a model, design human habitats with the same complexity, stability & productivity as the life webs in the forest?'

This question was asked in the 60's by Bill Mollison and David Holgrem from the University of Tasmania. They observed and studied life webs in the forest. Systems that continued to grow more and more stable and resilient the more complex the relationships between their diversity grew. Their search for the answer lead to the birth of Perma Culture ' man and nature in a shared culture for the permanent well being of both.

Long ago the City's southern suburbs consisted of many waterways - an ideal breeding ground for the Western Leopard Toad (Amietophrynus pantherinus). Then people moved in and erected walls around their properties, confining the frogs' normal movement and breeding patterns. Folk in this region still know these slippery chap, especially during the month of August, when they breed. But do you know that they're seriously threatened?

In early January my daughter and I set off on a trip to visit some of the Western Cape organic wine farms for a book I'm co-authoring.

This year's flu epidemic is spreading. There is not much difference between this one and any other which has occurred over the last 20 or 30 years. In general influenza spreads rapidly around the world as a pandemic. It is its nature and so far nothing special has happened with this one. A pandemic is simply a new infectious disease spreading throughout the world. The fear is that this could be a similar pandemic to the Spanish 'flu of 1918, which killed an estimated 20 million people worldwide.