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pure laziness !!!!!
RP !!!
Could you at least have summarized it for us, instead of only posting a link to the full article. :twisted:


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Teachers 0*\


Man was placed in charge and given the duty of caring for all creation, are we doing it?
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Gump...I don't think you should have bigger tusks than the boss..... :O^



SAVE OUR GRASSLANDS, SAVE OUR WATER SOURCES
Dear WWF-SA Supporter
You support WWF because you care about our natural environment and wildlife species. And we know we can depend on your support when conservation matters of critical importance arise.

The proposed Pongola Bush Protected environment is under threat from many unsustainable practices, including coal mining. This area (about 9250 ha) is on the verge of declaration as the first Protected Environment in the Northern KwaZulu-Natal area. This region is home to some of the most important and intact grasslands and water production sites in our country. With your support, we can bolster efforts to declare these conservation areas.

We believe that you can make a difference by having your say about this before 22 March 2013, and help protect some of the country’s most important grassland areas and "water factories”.

A recent analysis by WWF indicates that only 8% of South Africa’s land surface generates 50% of our rainfall run-off; much of this right on top of abundant coal resources. Our Enkangala Grasslands Programme works in the headwaters of the Vaal, Pongola and Tugela to protect these remote areas from threats to water and biodiversity. This key water production area, spanning the high altitude grasslands between KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the Free State, provides clean, potable water for Gauteng, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, including several major power stations.

Stewardship partners and landowners have already shown commitment in securing this area of irreplaceable biodiversity value, picturesque natural landscape and water security. We ask you to now do the same.

The intention to declare these areas has been published in the Government Gazette. Protection Environment status will assure effective management and protection of this threatened area.

Please help us by supporting conservation and livelihoods through your actions! Make your voice heard online and/or write a letter. You may also send your signed letter to us by email or fax (+27 086 628 7518). The deadline for submissions is 22 March 2013.
For a Living Planet,

Dr Morné du Plessis
WWF-SA CEO


Covering nearly a third of South Africa, the Grasslands region is the largest of South Africa’s biomes, and its levels of biodiversity are only second to that of the Cape Floristic Region. More than 80 vegetation types are found in the Grasslands.
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

Only 8% of South Africa’s land surface generates 50% of our rainfall run-off.








Grasslands facts:

There is global recognition of the cultural and natural importance of the Grasslands through the establishment of three World Heritage Sites, namely the Cradle of Humankind, uKhahlamba-Drakensberg, and the Vredefort Dome.
Our grasslands include about 3370 plant species. The term "grassland" creates the impression that the biome consists only of grass species. In fact, only one in six plant species in the biome is a grass.
The area is home to several animal species, including 15 (or 45%) of South Africa's endemic mammal species, 10 globally threatened bird species, 52 of the country's 122 Important Bird Areas, and some endemic fish species.

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WWF-SA, Boundary Terraces, Bridge House 1st Floor, Mariendahl Lane, Newlands, 7700
P O Box 23273, Claremont, 7735.
Tel: +27 21 657 6600
WWF-SA, non-profit organisation registered in South Africa, number 003-226NPO.
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I know the deadline has passed, but still a worrying development to keep tabs on! \O


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:-? There has been or still is a Grassland National Park on the cards. But I haven't heard anything for a long time -O-


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Richprins wrote:Re: Save a Grassland
by Richprins » Wed Mar 27, 2013 1:43 pm

Gump...I don't think you should have bigger tusks than the boss.....

I have to have large tusks to compensate for my small trunk. -O


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0/* Hi gentlemen

Do you want me to split this topic for you to give you a seperate one for discussing this under the boma 0' =O: ?


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