Rural Africa learns about conservation
In a huge festival, a rural community learned how they can help conservation The Earth Organization held a festival in a large rural area called Umlazi in South Africa. All the speeches were translated...
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The Earth Organization Hungary have a tree planting
In keeping with The Earth Organization’s efforts to get trees planted, The Earth Organization Hungary got busy. It was a cold day in Budapest when The Earth Organization Hungary held one of their fantastic...
Miss Earth and the Earth Organization partner up to defend animals
Ninety two Miss Earth finalists were briefed in the Philippines about the danger to animals in war zones. The finalists were representatives from countries all over the world. Catherine Constaninides, National Director Miss Earth...
Contraception of African elephants using porcine zona pellucida vaccine
There is a valid and workable alternative to culling. 1. Veterinary Wildlife Studies, Department of Production Animals Studies, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Ondestepoort 0110, RSA email: henk.Bertschinger@up.ac.za 2. Makalali Private Game Reserve,...
Quotes from Experts
Find out what some of the experts in this field have to say about culling… Lawrence Anthony “The Ministers approval to kill perhaps thousands of elephants in South African game reserves is incorrect and...
SPECIES DEPLETION IN UK – A THREAT TO BIODIVERSITY
REDUCTIONS in the UKs plant, bird and butterfly populations could be a precursor to a global catastrophe similar to the one that exterminated the dinosaurs, new scientific evidence suggests. In their study, of random...
Two-thirds of world’s resources ‘used up’
The human race is living beyond its means. The human race is living beyond its means. A report backed by 1,360 scientists from 95 countries – some of them world leaders in their fields...
Trees of Africa
Cycads (Encephalartos) This tree can be found in Polynesia, Madagascar, Japan, Australia, Central America and Southern Africa. These primitive woody plants are very popular in Southern African parks and gardens. They are commonly referred...
Trees of Europe
Larch (Larix): The larch is native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere, on lowlands in the far north, and high on mountains further south. Larches are among the dominant trees in the...
Trees of Australia and Oceana
The Maidenhair Tree (Gingo Biloba) The leaves of this tree turn beautiful shades of yellow in winter. The nuts are edible and are considered a delicacy in the east. In the last 200 years...
