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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
https://www.letsdoitworld.org
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.
White Backed Vulture, Gyps africanus (commons.wikimedia.org)
Vultures are split into the...
Nature's Irreplaceable Blessings
NVT has been a place of growth, peace, and true beauty surrounded by people sharing the same genuine respect for nature.
My experience with NVT has been a gift to me which I will hold closely to my...
Paper Shells and Surfing Sea Creatures
What are winters in Nature’s Valley if not the perfect time to comb the coastline, at sunrise, for the most delicate paper nautilus shells. Argonauta argo or the ‘paper nautilus’, so called...
Great Expectations
Having already spent six months of the year away from home on my university placement, I was a little hesitant to leave again, especially as my previous two three-month trips were such a success!...
“With a little help from my friends”
(In 1967, this song was released by the Beatles for the 10th Anniversary of International Friendship Day)
What is International Friendship Day?
First proposed by the founder of Hallmark Cards,...
International Tiger Day 2019
“The Tiger Who Came To Tea”
(‘The Tiger Who Came To Tea’ is a well-known and well-loved children’s book from Britain. The author, Judith Kerr, died aged 95 in May this year. The book...
Beautiful Ocean Encounters, Fun and Hard Work
Before I even left Germany, to start my internship with Nature's Valley Trust, I struggled for 6 months to get the 5 months visa and I spent a lot of energy, time and money on it. So, all I could...
I Left a Boy and Came Back a Man
Natures Valley Trust is not just an organisation, but an embodiment of hard work and dedication that can only be created by the kind of people that reside within its local community. Before I...
Land Degradation Neutrality – achievable or not?
What is desertification?
Desertification is the degradation of previously fertile land in semi-arid, arid and dry sub-humid areas, also known as dryland ecosystems. These areas cover over one...
#dontspoiltheendgame
Spoilers to my former self
Firstly I’d like to commend you for making this brave decision to come here, your courage and sense of adventure amazes me (well amazes you, same thing).
1st...
“Every Breath You Take…”
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY – 5th JUNE 2019 – “BEAT AIR POLLUTION”
Approximately 7 million people worldwide die prematurely each year from air pollution, with about 4 million of these deaths...
Diatoms of the Groot River, and other ingredients that made a freshwater ecologist
My grandmother must have loved this mountain. As I sit on the back stoep of our little wooden house in Forest Drive looking up at the mountain, in which shadow this little town lies, I try hard to...