This year marks the kick-off of the United Nations’ (UN) Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (UN Ocean Decade). For those who may be hearing of this for the…
Thando MazombaAugust 10, 2021
For a long time, I have felt that the ocean is a place of worship. A dive or a surf can bring you to your knees, make you feel small,…
Nasreen PeerJune 8, 2021
I am present in this watery time as I write about the concept of freedom. Being present is to draw on what Donna Haraway refers to as ‘staying with the…
Joanne PeersApril 26, 2021
Earth Day is said to mark the birth of environmental consciousness and protection in an industrialised western society. On 22nd April 1970, a diverse collection of students, organisations and faith-based…
Ffion AtkinsApril 21, 2021
We are all familiar with sea “amnemonemomnes” …or are we? After the popular family feature, many people would hear “anemone” and envision its large tentacles and resident clownfish. There are…
Christie MunroNovember 30, 2020
My husband is a surfer and when we first started dating more than 20 years ago, I would hang out on the beach while he surfed. That got boring after…
Aaniyah OmardienNovember 2, 2020
From a young age my parents instilled in me a deep appreciation and love for nature through leading by example. I knew the names of bushveld birds and trees long…
Stefni MullerOctober 7, 2020
On Saturday, 19 September 2020 communities around the world came together to collect waste along their coastlines. More than 40 registered cleanups took place In Cape Town and the Overberg…
Megan-Rose FrancisSeptember 30, 2020
It's almost International Coastal Cleanup Day! With just under five days to International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICC) on the 19 September; we thought we would give you all the details…
Megan-Rose FrancisSeptember 14, 2020
