Tag: forests

  • Discovering the Ancient Forests of KwaZulu-Natal

    Discovering the Ancient Forests of KwaZulu-Natal

    Guest author Gwynne Howells takes us on a journey of discovering the ancient forests of KwaZulu-Natal, and how life has adapted around them since the beginning of time. Today, forests occupy approximately one-third of Earth’s land area, account for over two-thirds of the leaf area of land plants, and contain about 70% of carbon present in […]

  • Protect Africa’s Oldest National Park

    Protect Africa’s Oldest National Park

    Virunga, Africa’s oldest national park needs your help. Today WWF has launched a global campaign to protect Virunga. We need to keep an oil company, Soco International PLC (Soco), out of the park and stop it from exploring for oil. We want to show Soco that the public won’t stand for any threats to the […]