The Ripl effect: PTWC flies high at BirdLife SA events
PTWC recently promoted the effective use of our Public Participation Platform, Ripl, at two BirdLife South Africa events. Between site visits to mines, appeals and comments about mining legislation and applications, we were able to accept invitations to a workshop about threats to protected areas, and a biweekly webinar series, Conservation Conversations. We welcomed the opportunity to collaborate and mingle with like-minded organisations and environmental activists.
Under Siege: Rare fauna and flora under threat on the West Coast
Did you know that the smallest tortoise in the world lives on the West Coast? Did you know that a button-shaped succulent endemic to a tiny area of the Northern Cape is found nowhere else in the world? In this series of science based articles, we will be profiling the marvellous fauna and flora that are under threat by mining, farming, poaching and climate change. Protect the West Coast media team member Steve Pike paints broad emotive brush strokes with this in-depth feature to kick off the topic.