Being Green

Being Green - 07 Oct 22

It’s National African Penguin Awareness Day on Saturday 8 October, and in this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Dr Alistair McInnes, Seabird Conservation Programme Manager at BirdLife South Africa, about the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s decision to declare some areas around the major…

7 Oct 2022 5 min

Being Green - 30 Sept 22

With news this week that there were leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines used to transport natural gas from Russia to Germany, Glynis Crook speaks to …. In this week’s edition of Being Green, about the potential environmental impact.

30 Sep 2022 4 min

Being Green - 23 Sept 2022

As we face more loadshedding, in Being Green this week Glynis Crook speaks to Hilton Trollip, a Fellow in the Global Risk Governance Programme at the University of Cape Town, about how quickly wind turbines and other types of renewable energy systems could be installed in the Cape.

23 Sep 2022 6 min

Being Green - 16 Sept 2022

It’s Arbor Month in South Africa, a time when we’re encouraged to plant and conserve trees. Much of the focus each year tends to be on the greening of our cities and towns and the important role trees can play in climate change mitigation. One of the organisations that has…

16 Sep 2022 6 min

Being Green - 09 Sept 2022

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.

8 Sep 2022 6 min

Being Green - 02 Sept 2022

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.

2 Sep 2022 6 min

Being Green - 26 Aug 2022

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Cedric Coetzee, regional manager for the east region at Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, which manages nature conservation in KwaZulu Natal, about the ongoing rhino poaching in the province’s Hluhluwe iMfolozi Game Park. It’s believed that over a 100 of the…

26 Aug 2022 6 min

Being Green - 19 Aug 2022

Over the past few years, there has been increasing concern about the number of trees in Cape Town that are being illegally stripped of their bark. Taking the bark off puts the tree at risk of viral or bacterial infections and can ultimately lead to its death. Lobby group, Friends…

19 Aug 2022 6 min

Being Green - 12 Aug 2022

The Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, whic is endemic to the dry savannas of Southern Africa, was last evaluated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature or IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as of Least Concern. This despite the fact that the population appears to be decreasing. But a recent…

12 Aug 2022 6 min

Being Green - 05 Aug 2022

According to a recent assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the IUCN, more than 300 species of sharks, and their close relatives, rays, are threatened with extinction. South Africa is in fact one of the top 5 global hotspots for these marine animals, which is why it…

5 Aug 2022 5 min

Being Green - 29 July 2022

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Stephanie Lamour, founder of the social enterprise, Komani, about their reusable sanitary pads. It’s estimated that it could take between 500 and 800 years for one disposable sanitary towel to decompose on a landfill. This is because they are…

29 Jul 2022 7 min

Being Green - 22 July 2022

Last month, an extensive spatial biodiversity assessment, prioritization, and planning project got underway in 4 Southern African Development Community countries. This may not sound like the most exciting of projects, but it is a crucial one. The mapping of ecosystems in South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, and Malawi will help these…

22 Jul 2022 7 min

Being Green - 15 July 2022

Today on Being Green, we’re talking about a new local waste-to-energy technology that has been developed by the South African National Energy Development Institute, SANEDI. Glynis Crook speaks to its project manager, Dr Neville Smith, who led the design concept alongside NECSA’s Dr Jaco van der Walt.

15 Jul 2022 7 min

Being Green - 08 July 2022

As climate change continues to make its presence felt across the world, one unexpected profession has decided it needs to clean up its act. Launched in the United States, the Clean Creatives campaign is asking individual creatives, agencies and PR firms to pledge to refuse future work with the fossil…

8 Jul 2022 6 min

Being Green - 01 July 2022

Last week on Being Green, Glynis Crook spoke to 13-year-old Quinley Wild about his song - SOS or Save our Soil. He wrote it after his mom got involved in a global movement to address the crisis of soil degradation. To find out more about why taking better care of…

1 Jul 2022 7 min

Being Green - 24 June 2022

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to 13-year-old Quinley Wild about his song SOS (Save our Soil). He wrote it after his mom, Casey, got involved in a global movement to address the crisis of soil degradation. And big local stars like Zolani Mahola, originally from…

24 Jun 2022 8 min

Being Green - 17 June 2022

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to UCT oceanographer and climatologist, Dr Sarah Fawcett, about the vital role played by South Africa’s polar research vessel and icebreaker, the SA Agulhas 2, in the field of climate science.

17 Jun 2022 7 min

Being Green - 10 June 2022

New Zealand has released a draft plan to tax farmers for the methane emissions from their sheep and cattle. The country is home to about 5 million people, and some 10 million cattle and 26 million sheep, and agriculture accounts for about half of its greenhouse gas emissions, mostly in…

10 Jun 2022 7 min

Being Green - 03 June 2022