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19 Mar
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Objection against the positive Record of Decision on the Pelikan Park development
ANNEXURE 1: STATEMENT – GROUNDS FOR APPEAL The False Bay Ecology Park (FBEP) includes two nature reserves, sensitive wetlands, an Important Bird Area and supports critically endangered fauna and flora. The FBEP is the site of the majority of the City’s environmental education programmes and provides disadvantaged urban children the opportunity to experience nature. It […]
18 Mar
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Cape Town to set up Coastal Protection Zone
From BuaNews – 17 Mar 2009 Cape Town – In a bid to prevent further degradation of Cape Town’s world famous coastline, the City has recommended that urgent steps be taken to establish a Coastal Protection Zone. A dedicated unit to manage the coastal environment will also be appointed. In a report to the Planning […]
19 Feb
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Hippo still wallowing in sewerage works
From Sapa A male hippo named Zorro remains in the sewerage works on the Cape Flats despite attempts to lead it back into the adjacent nature reserve, the City of Cape Town said today. The young male was named Zorro because of a jagged scar on its back, likely to have been inflicted by its […]
16 Feb
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Hippo in sewerage works
From the Independent Online – 10th February 2009 A lone male hippo is wondering the “greener pastures” of the Cape Flats sewerage works after a spat with his dad, the City of Cape Town said on Tuesday. Biodiversity manager Julia Wood said the young male hippopotamus was pushed out of the herd residing at the […]
28 Oct
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Vlei Rehabilitation Study illustrates Importance of Groundwater
From South African Groundwater Division – Western Cape Branch Coastal vleis in and around the Cape Town, under rising pressure from urbanisation, have received a welcome boost with the completion of a multidisciplinary study aimed at restoring Zeekoevlei to a healthily functioning ecosystem. “It is important, from both ecological and social points of view, to […]
24 Sep
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Pelican Park still to take off
By Tanya Petersen DESPITE saying the environmental approval for the Pelican Park development could be granted by January this year, the city’s directorate for housing is still to submit its application for permission to develop to the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEADP). It was announced in 2006 by Mayor Helen Zille that […]
04 Sep
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Rondevlei Rehabilitation Group
ALL WELCOME!! The Rondevlei Rehabilitation Group will be meeting on Saturday 6th September at Van Bloemmestein Park in Peninsula Road Zeekoevlei. We will be planting outside the office and opposite the second observation tower: Passerina palludosa Elegia (Condropetalum) tectorum We will begin at 09h00. Only heavy rain will cancel. Please bring, trowels, snacks and beverages. […]
20 Aug
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‘Beware of badly polluted wetlands’
By Niemah Davids Rapid urbanisation, an increase in the number of informal settlements and ageing infrastructure are to blame for the “badly polluted” 14 rivers and 10 wetlands around the Cape Metropole. And the City of Cape Town has warned residents in at least six suburbs to stay clear of the rivers and vleis in […]
19 Aug
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Princess Vlei to be ‘top fynbos sanctuary’
Princess Vlei, one of the major vleis on the Cape Flats but heavily transformed over many decades, is to be restored, with the City of Cape Town pumping in R3-million to kick-start the process. An initial three-year project will include clearing alien vegetation, planting indigenous fynbos and building pathways, recreational areas, bomas and bird-watching hides […]
18 Aug
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