Washed up. The Southern Cape coastline boasts a dynamic ocean and shoreline driven by strong winds and strong currents and the relatively shallow seabed of the Agulhas Bank which extends […]
International Groundswell. As part of the International Coastal Cleanup Day on the 21st September, the Strandloper Project undertook a combined beach and reef clean up. Locals Caring in the Garden […]
Global Populations and Agriculture Threaten Biodiversity. As the world rallies to combat the global risk of climate change and population growth, urgent action to implement a balance to conserve natural […]
On the 30th June, members of the Strandloper Project set off down to their primary reef transect at Gericke’s Point to attempt a reef survey and to recover snagged recreational […]
‘On this intertidal shelf, you can forage for 90 minutes and collect more than your daily energetic requirements’ Archaeological Sites in the Garden Route. We had arrived beneath the pastel […]
When we began our plans for the Strandloper Project coastal expedition, the route was chosen with careful consideration. Ghost Fishing at Gericke’s Point. From our ghost fishing studies at Gericke’s […]
Plastic Pollution is the Modern Landscape. They are everywhere. In parks, along the beach, in the dunes and lining forest paths. Trash has become an everyday sighting. In a country […]
The future of livestock farming has many obstacles facing it. Drought is the immediate concern, but trends of rising consumer pressure for ethically reared and sourced livestock products are already […]
South Africa is poised on the cusp of experiencing an proliferation of mega wind farms erupting across the landscape. In a country blessed with unique and diverse avian species, bird monitors, Mark and Amanda Dixon, ponder whether sufficient mitigation procedures have been instigated to prevent displacement and accidental deaths of bird populations
