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1-10 of 52 for the Category : Conservation and the Subcategory : FloraActivism
( Article Type: Explanation )
The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines activism as 'a policy of vigorous action in a cause, especially in politics.' The opposite of active is passive or inactive. But as far as environmental protection is concerned, just what does activism entail?
Read more about ActivismAfrican Environmental Tradition
( Article Type: Sustainable Development )
Respected friends, when most people talk about the extinction of wildlife as well as plant life on this planet of ours, they tend to make the mistake of talking about something, which happened in the remote past.
Read more about African Environmental TraditionAlien Invasive Plants in South Africa
( Article Type: Explanation )
In South Africa 198 plant species have been declared weeds and invaders. These plants are termed ‘invaders’ because they spread and displace the indigenous plants. The question then is ‘Why are invasive alien plants such a problem?’
Read more about Alien Invasive Plants in South AfricaBaobab Trees
( Article Type: Explanation )
The baobab tree is found throughout Africa, generally at low altitudes and in the hotter, drier areas. In fact, so widespread is the tree that, to many people, it is an icon, symbolic of the continent itself.
Read more about Baobab TreesBiodiversity
( Article Type: Explanation )
Biological diversity - or biodiversity - is a term used to describe the variety of life and the interactions between living organisms.
Read more about BiodiversityBiodiversity & the Sixth Extinction
( Article Type: Overview )
‘For each of the Big Five [extinctions] there are theories of what caused them, some are compelling, but none proven. For the sixth extinction, however, we do know the culprit. We are.’ – Leakey & Lewin (1995)
Read more about Biodiversity & the Sixth ExtinctionBiological Pest Control
( Article Type: Explanation )
Biological pest control is man's use of a specifically chosen living organism to control a particular pest. The chosen organism may be a predator, parasite or disease, which will attack the harmful insect.
Read more about Biological Pest ControlBioremediation
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Bioremediation is the application of a biological treatment (mainly microbes) to clean hazardous contaminants in soil and surface or subsurface waters. These microorganisms can transform contaminants into less harmful forms.
Read more about BioremediationCape Floral Kingdom
( Article Type: Explanation )
On the southwestern tip of Africa is the smallest of the six floral ‘kingdoms’, the Cape Floral Kingdom. It is the only one in the world contained within a single national boundary, and is the richest in that it has the most species, and even the
Read more about Cape Floral KingdomCarbon Dioxide
( Article Type: Explanation )
Carbon dioxide is a gas that occurs naturally in the air and is produced when animals breathe, vegetation rots and when material containing carbon is burnt or broken down. Carbon dioxide is a key component in photosynthesis, which is the major base s
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