Being Green

Being Green - 21 Aug 2020

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Nigel Forshaw, the regional team coordinator for the Scout programme in the Western Cape, about a project to rid their Hawequas Adventure Centre of alien vegetation. The camp, near Wellington, is used for outdoor adventure activities and environmental education…

21 Aug 2020 5 min

Being Green - 14 Aug 2020

I think that means if you haven’t tested positive but are complying with all the recommended protocols including the legally binding ones. New Zealand has been in the news this week, for the wrong reason really – a bit of nervousness over the import of a single case of Covid-19…

14 Aug 2020 4 min

Being Green - 07 Aug 2020

In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook speaks to Professor Leslie Petrik of the Department of Chemistry at the University of the Western Cape, lead author of a new study which has found toxic herbicides, that are banned in other parts of the world, in seawater, mussels, sea urchins, limpets…

7 Aug 2020 7 min

Being Green - 31 July 2020

One thing you can say about the human condition is that we seem to be slightly more on the glass half-full side, despite the prophets of doom making the most noise. I mean that there’s quite a buzz of positive views on the blogs and in the media generally. You…

31 Jul 2020 4 min

Being Green - 24 July 2020

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to the lead author of a new study which shows that polar bears could be wiped out by the end of the century if global warming continues at the current rate. Dr Péter Molnár and the team of researchers say…

24 Jul 2020 6 min

Being Green - 17 July 2020

One of the environment ironies of the pandemic is the fact that conservation areas are benefiting from the reduction in tourist traffic – as far as biodiversity is concerned, though not funding. So if the funding is compromised, it upsets the conservation-must-pay-for-itself model, and there may be a future reduction…

17 Jul 2020 5 min

Being Green - 10 July 2020

In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook speaks to Dr Niall McCann, founder and conservation director of the UK-based conservation charity, National Park Rescue, to get an update on the unprecedented death of some 400 elephants in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. No-one knows why they are dying, but the country’s government…

10 Jul 2020 6 min

Being Green - 03 July 2020

In amongst all the media noise of the “new normal” – sorry, that’s the last time I’ll use that phrase – here is a spotlight on this topic: the importance of nature, the environment, whatever you want to call it. Modeling remedial action on natural examples will loom larger and…

4 Jul 2020 3 min

Being Green - 27 June 2020

In this week’s edition of Being Green this week, Glynis Crook speaks to Brett Jordaan of the Pristine Earth Collective about a pilot project in which litter booms have been installed at three points across the Black River to trap solid waste litter including plastic, so that it can be…

26 Jun 2020 6 min

Being Green - 19 June 2020

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.

19 Jun 2020 6 min

Being Green - 12 June 2020

In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook speaks to Professor Peter Ryan, director of UCT’s FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology about a study looking at litter on the beaches in Cape Town. In collaboration with the City of Cape Town and government’s Working for Coast Programme, his research team took…

12 Jun 2020 6 min

Being Green - 05 June 2020

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.

5 Jun 2020 4 min

Being Green - 29 May 2020

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Renee Leeuwner of the Two Oceans Aquarium to find out more about Alvi and Yoshi, two endangered sea turtles that have been released back into the ocean. The also discuss why turtles are on the International Union for Conservation…

29 May 2020 6 min

Being Green - 22 May 2020

In today’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Romy Klusener who is Rehabilitation Manager at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds. They discuss how SANCCOB is coping with the African Penguin egg-season which is a busy time of the year for the organisation, the…

22 May 2020 7 min

Being Green - 15 May 2020

Brazil earlier this week deployed the military to the Amazon in a bid to halt illegal logging and mining activities in the rainforest. The development came just days after satellite data from its space research institute showed there has been a 55 per cent surge in deforestation in the first…

15 May 2020 8 min

Being Green - 08 May 2020

Four of the world’s leading biodiversity experts have warned that we need to stop destroying nature or face deadlier and more frequent pandemics that inflict even worse economic damage. They say human activities such as deforestation, intensive farming, and exploitation of wild species have created a “perfect storm” for diseases…

8 May 2020 6 min

Being Green - 01 May 2020

Following the sighting of a pod of Orcas or Killer Whales in False Bay last weekend, Glynis Crook speaks to scientist Dr Simon Elwen of the NPO Sea Search, to find out more about the mammal, why they are coming more frequently to waters around the Cape, and the impact…

4 May 2020 7 min

Being Green - 24 April 2020

Glynis Crook’s guest in this week’s edition of Being Green is Dr Eleanor Hutchings who is the People and Conservation Coordinator: Biodiversity Management Branch at the City of Cape Town. They discuss the annual City Nature Challenge which takes place from Friday 24 to Monday 27 April. More than 250…

29 Apr 2020 6 min

Being Green - 17 April 2020

Last year, Being Green spoke to journalist Steve Kretzmann about the quality of the coastal water around Cape Town. He said it was difficult to know how clean it was as the City of Cape Town had not made public the results of its water sample tests for some time…

17 Apr 2020 6 min

Being Green - 10 April 2020

Easter is said to be the peak holiday for chocolate sales around the world, beating even Valentine’s Day and Christmas. In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook asks just how environmentally friendly your favourite slab is. Do you know where the cocoa is sourced, are the farmers paid a fair…

10 Apr 2020 9 min