Working to build a liveable world
The following excerpts are from a recently completed research report. The full report is available at the end of the post. Background An invitation was made to City of Cape Town officials to participate in the Urban Mistra Futures Programme hosted by the University of Cape Town, African Centre for...
By Tamsin Faragher – First published in TOPOS (2012) A city is not a city without its life-blood, people. In the ‘bad old days’ of South African history, some people were given rights and others were denied rights. Some rights allowed some people into the City and others not. It...
Individual Trees and Groups of Trees can be Declared as Protected Under Section 12 of the National Forests Act of 1998 by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries. How do trees qualify to be Champion Trees?Several criteria are considered when trees are evaluated for “Champion” status. These include historical...
Thank you Tamsin. So important to share your vision.
Thank you so much for sharing so practically and vulnerably Tamsin. I have friends going through cancer treatment and it's…
Hello! Thanks for taking the time to read and comment. At this stage, I don't believe that anything is off…
Why aren't we considering planting the White Stinkwood Tree in the townships on the Cape Flats? It grows quickly, is…