On the cloudy morning of Thursday 3rd October Ruben and I left for what would turn out to be one of the most rewarding experiences of our lives: Walking The Daisies (WTD).
The national launch of this year’s Blue Flag season was recently celebrated at Ramsgate Beach in KZN, hosted by the Hibiscus Coast Municipality.
Once again the number of sites awarded Blue Flag status in South Africa has increased, despite the criteria being even stricter than in previous years.
South Africans once again showed their commitment to the environment this past weekend by participating in the 28th International Coastal Clean-up that took place at beaches around the country.
Each year on the third Saturday of September volunteers around the world take part in the world's biggest coastal clean-up day, where they head to the beaches to remove debris from shorelines, waterways and oceans.
Which beach will you be cleaning up on International Coastal Clean-Up day, which is Saturday, 21 September this year?
Spring brings the idea of new life and a fresh start to life, which includes living in a cleaner, unpolluted environment. September is traditionally the month in which South Africans from all walks of life are encouraged to clean-up and recycle where they work, live or play.
An oil spill has prompted evacuations from one of Thailand's most popular tourist spots. Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi said his country was ill-equipped to properly contain the leak.
Michael Baretta and Camilla Howard received a warm welcome at their Kosi Bay destination following seven months trekking across and cleaning South Africa’s shoreline. They collected 7 155kg of litter, and educated locals along the way about the importance of looking after the environment.
My thanks go out to all the people who’ve cared about, assisted, contemplated and appreciated whales in general. Also to those who’ve had the sensitivity to wonder what the whales want or need – taking a moment to pause automatic human-doing and instead wish to know the animals’ wishes.
The City of Cape Town kicks off its summer season readiness with the launch of the Blue Flag Season and Beach Festival in Muizenberg.
The world’s largest annual volunteer effort for ocean health, the International Coastal Clean-Up (ICC), will once again take place this year on Saturday, 15 September. Volunteers from all walks of life will hit the country’s beaches in an effort to keep our country’s beaches beautiful and litter free.
With spring in the air, it's time to spring into action, spring cleaning not only your homes but our environment as well!
Four people, including a six-year-old girl, have been confirmed dead after the Atlantic Ocean charged into Lagos, Nigeria's Kuramo beach on Saturday.
September is traditionally the month in which South Africans from all walks of life are encouraged to clean-up and recycle where they work, live or play.
Earth Day took place this past Sunday with community action and green beauties taking a stand to save our open spaces as citizens of Mother Earth.
The audited results of this year’s International Coastal Clean-Up Day, which took place on 17 September 2011, show that plastic litter continues to be a problem on South Africa’s beaches.
With Summer nearing, Capetonians can once again look forward to lounging on the iconic beaches that stretch around the peninsula.
Spring is in the air and South Africans are starting to emerge from their homes after a long and cold winter.
Each year, three times as much rubbish is dumped into the world's oceans as the weight of fish caught. In 1996 120 million tons of fish were caught, meaning around 400 million tons of rubbish is dumped in the oceans annually.
