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PROUDLY SPONSORED BY GERLINDE MOSER OF RE/MAX. Being Green – Your window on the environment broadcast every Friday morning at 9.30. Glynis Crook will focus on key issues affecting our lifestyles, science and research outcomes, the quest for sustainable living and a healthier planet.
Weekly English South Africa Health & Fitness
442 Episodes
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Being Green - 22 NOV 24_Birds feature prominently on IUCN’s Red List

There has been worrying news from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Its latest Red List shows that birds make up a staggering 12 per cent of the world’s threatened species. In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook speaks to Birdlife South Africa’s Dr Kirsten Day about which…
22 Nov 6 min

Being Green - 08 NOV 24 Climate activists concerned about Trump victory impact

Climate activists have described Donald Trump’s victory in the United States presidential elections as a major blow to global climate action. The results were announced just days ahead of the crucial COP29 conference which gets underway in Azerbaijan on 11 November. In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook…
8 Nov 6 min

Being Green - 01 NOV 24 _Trump vs Harris: Where they stand on climate change

It is just a few days before the United States elections. With Democrat candidate Kamala Harris pretty much neck-and-neck with the Republican’s Donald Trump, the outcome could go either way. But what impact will it have on the global fight against climate change? Harris describes global warming an “existential threat”…
1 Nov 6 min

Being Green - 04 Oct 24 _ Wine farm’s original pest controllers

Vergenoegd Löw is one of the oldest farms in the Cape and makes award-winning wines, but it is also a beacon of sustainable agriculture and eco-friendly practices. And it just happens to have a very cute flock of ducks running about the vineyards. They act as chief “pest control officers”,…
4 Oct 6 min

Being Green - 27 Sept 24 _ Conservationists outraged by planned Namibian cull

Conservationists are questioning Namibia’s plan to cull over 700 wild animals, including hippos, impalas, wildebeest, zebras, and 83 elephants. The environment ministry says the plan is to distribute the meat to people struggling to feed their families amid one of the country’s worst droughts in recent history. But critics suggest…
27 Sep 6 min

Being Green - 20 Sept 24 _ Climate change and seasonal allergies

Spring officially arrives this weekend and for many, this time of the year means a reaction to the increased pollen in the air. Some bad news from researchers and doctors is that climate change is not only worsening the symptoms of seasonal allergies, but also making them last longer. In…
20 Sep 6 min

Being Green - 13 Sept 24 _ EU climate agency warns 2024 could be hottest yet

While we spent the past few months shivering in our boots here in Cape Town, the northern hemisphere was experiencing its hottest summer since records began, increasing the likelihood that 2024 will be the Earth’s warmest year yet. In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Prof…
13 Sep 6 min

Being Green - 06 Sept 24 _ Circular economy success story

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Tracey Gilmore, CEO of Taking Care of Business. This non-profit social enterprise runs three 2-year programmes training budding entrepreneurs to resell, repair, and remake retail waste items, most of which would otherwise have been sent to landfill. To find…
6 Sep 6 min

Being Green - 30 Aug 24 _ Arbor Week: Preserving Cape Town’s urban forests

Sunday will see the start of the annual National Arbor Week, a time to celebrate trees. Over the seven-day period, people are encouraged to take part in "greening" events to make our communities healthier and more beautiful. In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Clare Burgess,…
30 Aug 6 min

Being Green - 23 Aug 24 _ Survival of the Cape’s own leopard

As the Cape Leopard Trust marks its 20th year of working to ensure the survival of this apex predator, Glynis Crook speaks to its CEO, Helen Turnbull, about these highly elusive and resilient animals that survive in the fynbos biome of the Cape Fold Mountains. Find out more at: www.capeleopard.org.za.
23 Aug 6 min

Being Green - 16 Aug 24 _ Countries mark World Elephant Day

Countries around the world marked World Elephant Day on Monday, which aims to bring attention to the plight of the animals in Africa and Asia. On both continents, they are facing increasing threats, including an escalation in poaching, habitat loss, and human-elephant conflict. The Worldwide Fund for Nature says there…
16 Aug 6 min

Being Green - 02 Aug 24 _First seal vaccinated for rabies in Cape Town

Scientists and officials gathered in Cape Town last week to discuss what they know about the rabies outbreak in Cape Fur Seals and what to do about it. In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to one of the delegates, Dr Tess Gridley, co-director of Sea Search,…
2 Aug 6 min

Being Green - 26 July 24 _WWF: The world records we don’t want to break

As the Olympic Games get underway in Paris on 26 July, the Worldwide Fund for Nature has launched a video campaign urging people to focus on the world records we don’t want to break. In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to James Reeler, Senior Manager: Climate…
26 Jul 6 min

Being Green - 12 July 24 _Aghmad Gamieldien, founder of Mzanzi Organics

An urban greening trend that is gaining momentum around the world for its environmental benefits is something called a Miyawaki pocket forest. The concept was developed in the 1970s by Japanese botanist, Dr Akira Miyawaki. Now Aghmad Gamieldien, founder of Mzanzi Organics, has created five of them in Cape Town…
12 Jul 6 min
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