BLOGS
Dr. Andrew Venter
Category: 'environmental-change'
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October 22, 2012
Hluhluwe Rhino Massacre
How ironic, that on the same weekend that South Africa celebrated “World Rhino Day”, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife reported that they had found an unbelievable 9 rhino carcasses. 7 of these were found in 1 section in Hluhluwe Game Reserve! This raises real concern over management competency and commitme ...
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September 5, 2012
Ambassadors for a great tomorrow
Just over a year ago I was drawn into yet another wonderful Wildlands project called ‘Rhino Parade’. Based on the famous ‘Cow Parade’, this initiative seeks to raise funding for the war on rhino poaching by getting South African Ambassadors to each adopt and design a ¾ life size black... ...
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August 13, 2012
The Sustainability Game
Sustainability is clearly a “buzzword” amongst corporates. Unfortunately, in my opinion, most corporate Boards seem to view sustainability as the challenge of finding ways of growing as fast as possible whilst trying not to damage the natural environment too seriously. Clearly this is a flawed a ...
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July 23, 2012
Fairbreeze mine set to leave a disastrous legacy
Last week I received notification that the EXXARO Sands – now Tronox KZN Sands – Fairbreeze mining application has received Environmental Authorization. This Authorization will now be subject to significant legal interrogation through the appeals process, by many concerned citizens and organisat ...
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July 2, 2012
Civil activism – the way forward?
Another mega environmental gathering is over, and once again there is global disappointment over the outcomes. As Murray Griffin puts it (www.bloomberg.com) “The result from Rio+20 is so lacklustre, leaders and their delegates declined to bequeath it one of the grandiloquent titles normally attach ...
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