Nature Humanity Candour
SA just sh*t on our own porch: Ship dumps chemical cargo in west coast
The news of the dumping of poison in the west coast should shock us all.
Time to upgrade from cloth and surgical masks to respirators? Your questions answered
A panel discusses whether its time to upgrade the face mask.
What makes a vegan-friendly wine vegan? And how’s it different to conventional wine?
How is vegan wine made differently?
Have we found a way to track alien marine species along South Africa’s coast?
The threat to our oceans remain large.
Climate anxiety is real. Why talking about it matters
As real as climate change is, more and more people are not seeing effects of the struggle against it.
Need to know who is most vulnerable to COVID? Here’s an index that can do that
It’s widely recognised that it’s still important to identify the people and areas most vulnerable to the pandemic to reduce transmission.
Dave se Sondagtafel
Vandag kook ek met aspersies in pruscuitto, wortels en aartappels by persie-boud, en vir nagereg klassieke Engelse fool.
On death and assisted death
I believe we should start a reasoned, but deliberate discussion on assisted death in South Africa.
What African countries got out of COP26
In January 2015, a three-day rain displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people in Malawi.
What the hell is wrong with Shell?
Let me answer this question very succinctly…
How SA can get communities involved in conserving coastal and marine areas
The central challenge facing conservation is that it’s not only an ecological, but also a social issue
A fossil cranium from Kenya tells the story of an extinct elephant species
We did more than just identify the elephant species and locate it in geographical time…
The beauty of science
Beauty includes the mystical and wondrous interaction between man and nature and the mysterious symbiosis between life and art. So, make beauty the fastest arrow in your quiver.
Dave Pepler. Stellenbosch. 2015.
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About me
Dave Pepler is a well-known South African environmentalist. After growing up in Robertson in the Western Cape, he attended the Saasveld Forestry College for a National Diploma in Forestry, and also received an MPil in Zoology from Cambridge (UK).
From 1974 to 2005, Dave was a technician and senior lecturer at Stellenbosch University. During that time, Dave was consulted on many projects, both in South Africa and the African continent. Currently, he is best known for hosting the television programme, Groen.
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