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Green buildings won’t save the planet
I came across an interesting article recently discussing the idea that merely creating “green” buildings is simply not sustainable. By focusing purely on increasing the energy efficiency and reducing the buildings carbon footprint does not take into account the bigger picture and is short sighted. While the focus is on the building itself, other issues […]
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Historical Ladysmith
Founded in 1850 on the banks of KwaZulu-Natal’s Klip River, this town was named after the Spanish wife of Sir Harry Smith. A prosperous and bustling town, Ladysmith became a popular trading post for prospectors and fortune-hunters en route to the gold- fields of the Transvaal and diamond rush at Kimberley. In October 1899, following […]
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Greenhubb Technologies and Urban Farms
We are at a painfully slow process of coming to terms with the need to live a life that is not at odds with our living breathing environment. The sooner we realise that our existence depends on this, the better. Reduce, Re-use, Recycle is an excellent mantra to live by, but we need to do […]
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Safety in the Mountains
For Your Safety and Enjoyment in the Mountains From KZN Wildlife newsletter: The Drakensberg lies in the summer rainfall area of Southern Africa (October to March). During this time thunderstorms, accompanied by sleet and hail, can occur several days in succession. They are normally preceded by a small fluffy cloud build-up at high altitude by […]
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South Africa’s Rarest Bird
TAITA FALCON From KZN Wildlife Rhino Club Newsletter: Few people have heard of South Africa’s rarest bird – and even fewer have seen one. But Andre Botha hopes the tiny and enigmatic Taita falcon will continue to hunt from the skies of the Lowveld, despite its critically low numbers. “I often ask birders what is […]
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Zululand Birding Route
Zululand Birding Route is the first BirdLife South Africa avitourism project, it has been running for more than a decade focused on conserving our birds and their habitats by developing and promoting birding tourism (avitourism) in the Northern Kwazulu-Natal region; which is helping conserve birds in Zululand by giving them direct financial value and is […]