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Earth Day 2020: Climate Action
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day event, held in the United States and involving 20 million people across the nation. Protests took place on 22 April, 1970, to spread...
World Meteorological Day 2020: Climate and Water
World Meteorological Day celebrates the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1950. This year's theme Climate and Water coincides with the theme of World Water Day,...
22 March 2020: World Water Day
Image sited from: https://www.awarenessdays.com
International World Water Day is held each year on 22 March. This environmental calendar day raises awareness about the importance of our...
Water Pollution
Photo by Claudia_Letz from Pixabay
Keeping water clean is essential to the continuation of the human race and the world as a whole. Of all the water that covers 70% of the earth, only 2.5% is...
World Water Day 2020: Water and Climate Change
The United Nations held the first World Water Day in 1993, setting a goal for everyone to have access to clean water. They want to ensure this goal is met as well as sustainable freshwater...
International Day of Forests 2020: Forests and Biodiversity
The International Day of Forests was created by the United Nations General Assembly to spread the word about the importance of forests, the danger they face, and to create positive change. This...
World Wildlife Day 2020: Sustaining All Life on Earth
World Wildlife Day has now become the most important global annual event dedicated to wildlife since its inception in 2013. This year it is celebrated under the theme of “Sustaining All Life on...
Leap day for frogs!
The 29th of February 2020 not only adds a whole extra day to our calendar year, it also celebrates a leap day for frogs! The Endangered Wildlife Trust initiative aims to raise much needed...
Adventures in Nature's Valley: a list
RENT A CANOE OR KAYAK
An all-time favourite activity in the valley is to paddle out on a kayak or canoe (which can be rented from the De Vasselot camps site) and take in the serenity of Nature’s...
GIANTS of the ocean
Whales are the largest animals on Earth and occur in every ocean. The tongue of a Blue whale can weigh as much as an elephant and its heart as much as a car!
Each year on International...
Radical Raptors!
An eager group of NVT staff, volunteers and interns headed to Radical Raptors last week to enjoy an excellent afternoon at their rehabilitation and education centre. The flight show did not...
WORLD WETLAND DAY:
Focus on Wetlands & Biodiversity
What are wetlands, anyways? They’re oft-thought of as watery areas that bring to mind images of swamps, bogs and unpassable muddy waters. In reality they are...
Penguin Awareness Day - January 20
Spotlight: The African Penguin
Credit: Ben Wilson
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...