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Penguin Awareness Day - January 20

Spotlight: The African Penguin

When you think of penguins, you probably imagine them being surrounded by ice and frigid water with a dash of howling winds thrown in. But...

Conservation and wildlife encounters

Lauren, a WWF intern at NVT, picked me up at the airport and brought me back to the intern house, where I found a lovely welcoming letter with NVT polo shirts, an NVT hat, and a buff. Since I’ve...

What Would Your Garden Look Like Around the World?

Around the world, gardens give us a space to enjoy fresh air, different plants, smells and wildlife. The earliest gardens were cultivated for practical reasons, to grow herbs and vegetables and to...

A time full of glee with the NVT

Straight away when I arrived in South Africa I was very well received by Kellyn, an NVT staff member who picked me up from the airport in George and drove me to the intern house in Nature’s...

An amazing experience with Nature’s Valley Trust

For my second year of university I got the opportunity to go abroad for a 2 month internship. Together with Jappe, a friend of mine, I decided to go to South Africa to join Nature’s Valley...

My Time at NVT

After flying for 20 hours, me and my good friend and travel companion Daniël, finally arrived to the beautiful scenery of South Africa. Coming from The Netherlands, stepping out of the plane in...

Day 5: Industry and Marine Sustainable Tourism

Today is the last day of National Marine Week. However, the month of October is still “National Marine Month”, as well as we - the global population - should try making small changes that will...

Marine debris – Why is it a BAD thing and how is NVT contributing to awareness?

We are in a time where more and more people are becoming increasingly aware of the trouble our planet is finding itself in – and that we are responsible for 99% of the negative impacts on the...

A Bird’s-eye view of our coastline

Sandy shores are a direct result of erosion of rocks in the sea. Sand grains are carried by wave action and deposited on the beach resulting in a somewhat undulating topography. It is an...

Marine Week_Day2: Environmental Education

National Marine Week is very effective in community and school outreach programmes. Environmental organizations all over the country hold...

National Marine Week 2019

Every year on the second week of October, South Africa celebrates National Marine Week. This week is aimed at highlighting the importance of the marine environment; creating awareness about the...

Today is WORLD ANIMAL DAY!

World animal day is celebrated in all corners of the world from South Africa, to America, to Sweden. World animal day is a day to raise awareness of animal welfare and to promote the protection of...

Today is World Tourism Day!

We all love travelling, exploring new countries, seeing new landscapes, learning about new animals, it is something we all enjoy and do as often as we can. Some do so more often than others, but...

International Clean-Up day 2019

Today is world clean-up day, an event organised by Let’s Do It World (LDIW) that unites 157 countries in an attempt to clean our world’s beaches. Last year,...

Vultures – Misunderstood Birds that Play a Big Role in Our Ecosystems

They are large, part of Africa’s “ugly 5”, associated with greed and death.
Vultures.

Vultures are split into the...