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Are drones the answer to environmental management in the new world?
Article by Sean Hill Are drones the answer to environmental management in the new world? Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or drones, as they are more commonly known, are starting to become an integral part of human society, from recreational videography and photography, to industrial inspection, agriculture, security and warfare. However, a less commonly known initiative Continue Reading →
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Annual GREF/Garden Route Environmental Management and Climate Change Indaba, 23 June 2022
The Annual GREF/Garden Route Environmental Management and Climate Change Indaba is a public platform and will be hosted by the Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) and the Garden Route Environmental Forum (GREF) in Wilderness on 23 June 2022. This year’s theme is: “Preparing the environment for a changing climate.” The Garden Route has been feeling the brunt Continue Reading →
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Environmental management and climate change under the spotlight at GREF Event
GREF Annual Garden Route Environmental Management and Climate Change Indaba, 23 June 2022 The Annual GREF/Garden Route Environmental Management and Climate Change Indaba will be hosted by the Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) and the Garden Route Environmental Forum (GREF) in Wilderness on 23 June 2022. The theme for the event is “Preparing Continue Reading →
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June 2017 Wildfire Disaster commemorated
“7 June 2022 marks the 5th anniversary of the worst wildfire disaster in the history of South Africa,” says Cobus Meiring, convener of the Garden Route Environmental Forum (GREF), based in George. “In that event, more than 20 000 hectares burnt to the ground over a four-day period. More than 800 homes and structures were destroyed, Continue Reading →
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City Nature Challenge: 29 April – 9 May 2022
The Garden Route is proudly participating in the City Nature Challenge for the 3rd time. It will run from 29 April to 2 May 2022 for the observation period, and the upload and identification period ending 09 May 2022. This year 14 cities in South Africa will be taking part in the international City Nature Continue Reading →
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GREF Stakeholder Report April 2022
Please click on the live link below to download the GREF Stakeholder Report. GREF Stakeholder Report April 2022 Garden Route Environmental Forum (GREF) releases 2022 Stakeholder Report “Sustained and meaningful communication, collaboration and interaction between environmental management stakeholders and the entire Southern Cape conservation community are vital to sustainable living and climate change Continue Reading →
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Floods, tourists and the Garden Route environment
January 2022 “The very real threat of the renewed lockdown and travel restrictions with the emergence of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in South Africa over December 2021 did not materialise. With golden beaches, lakes and rivers open for use after closure in the summer of 2020, tourists flocked to the Garden Route in their thousands,” Continue Reading →
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Conservation corridors on private land are catalytic for conservation
SCLI efforts to enlarge the Garden Route conservation footprint through the creation of conservation corridors on private land are catalytic for conservation Article by Cobus Meiring “Efforts to enlarge the Garden Route conservation footprint through the creation of conservation corridors on private land are catalytic for conservation,” says Cobus Meiring, chairperson of the Southern Continue Reading →
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