wetlands

What does climate change mean for our wetlands in South Africa? Globally, wetland ecosystems provide many regulatory services such as water purification and flood attenuation.  In Africa, wetlands are very important to many people by providing provisioning services such as fodder for grazing, and water for domestic and agricultural use.  In the face of climate […]

What would the world be, once bereft Of wet and wildness?  Let them be left! Gerald Manley Hopkins (1844 – 89), “Inversnaid”.  Wetlands occur in all shapes and sizes from tiny mountain seeps to gigantic river deltas.  Wetlands all have one thing in common – they are threatened by humans. Let us explore the majesty […]