Launch of the World’s largest single artist painting – a whole biosphere reserve.
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Green Gold – How to restore damaged ecosystems
I had heard about John D Liu before and have often been advised to watch his you tube show Green Gold. Finally after an age (literally 5 years) I got round to watching it. What a revelation it was, basically not only an indication that we can restore damaged ecosystems ...
Read More »CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION 3 – PROF. GREG LONDON
Jason Sole of Motherchannel interviews Gregory London the professor of epidemiology from UCT. This interview is very interesting as this man has inside knowledge and is very informed. The professor tells us that there are fewer labs to test for new problems. He tells us that there is a low ...
Read More »What is the Heat Island effect or Urban Heat Island?
What is the Heat Island Effect? Part One of the “What is?” series discusses the Heat Island effect, what it means to people living in urban areas and how it can be mitigated. Classically the heat island effect has a long history in climate change denialists narrative in that the ...
Read More »SA Wild Bees Part Three – Biodiversity and Habitats
In our follow up interview with bee researcher, Ms Jenny Cullinan, (co-founder of UJUBEE), we covered Disease in bees, Artificial insemination versus natural breeding and Self medicating to maintain healthy immune systems in the colonies, and in this final interview we conclude with protection of bees (legislation), biodiversity and healthy ...
Read More »South African Wild Bees Part Two – Disease and Health in the Wild
In our first interview with bee researcher, Ms Jenny Cullinan, (co-founder of UJUBEE), we covered the research of South African wild bees for the last 3 years, mainly at Cape Point Nature Reserve, bee conservation and collaborative work with related international institutions. In Part Two we look at disease in ...
Read More »South African Wild Bees Part One – Ms. Jenny Cullinan
South African Wild Bees (Part One) Mother Channel interview with bee researcher, Ms Jenny Cullinan, co-founder of UJUBEE, an environmental team who conduct research on South African wild bees in the wild, mainly in the Fynbos rich regions of the Cape, South Africa. We have been researching South African wild ...
Read More »KRYSTAL TOLLEY – LIZARD SCIENTIST – ON EXTINCTIONS OF A SPECIES IMPACT
LIZARD SPECIALIST, Principal Scientist: Molecular Ecology Programme, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town, South Africa, KRYSTAL TOLLEY interviewed on a field trip into the mountains of the Couga basin E. CAPE describes the interaction between all species, the way they are responding to changing environmental conditions caused by climate ...
Read More »Lorenzo Perissinotto in the Field
Lorenzo Perissinotto, Professor of Marine Biology, Zoology and Entomology at Rhodes University, South Africa, in the field discussing species, in particular invertebrates, and their environment. The problem is that the layman generally refers to animals, meaning they are big and hairy, at least the vertebrates, and in the great scheme ...
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