2010

What´s on our Wish List this Christmas

What´s on our Wish List this Christmas

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The liveeco team reveals the eco chic lust-haves they´d like to find in their stockings… 1. NOLA SEEF – Online Sales and Marketing ManagerA copy of RAWlicious – Raw Food Recipe Book by Superfoods to discover the joys of Raw Food eating and as I love shoes, a pair of Think! shoes would also be a

Stella McCartney launches new "greener" website

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Calling all eco fashionistas! Stella McCartney recently relaunched her website which features opportunities to shop, as well as look into the personal life of this vegetarian and animal friendly designer.The site sells McCartney’s collections, which include accessories (love the leatherette big chai

Car Free Friday!

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Tomorrow is Car Free Friday! Get involved, it´s going to be huge. If you haven´t done so already, log onto www.pureplanet.co.za and make the pledge that on 03 December 2010 you will get to work and back without your car. There are also fantastic prizes to be won from Vida and Adidas by making this p

New wine label protects trees

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Written by: Janine ErasmusThe South African wine industry is again showing its commitment to caring for the environment with the introduction of the first wine label that contains no wood fibre.Rhebokskloof Wine estate in Paarl, Western Cape, is the first winemaker in South Africa to use wood fibre-

How to ensure your tree is "green" this Christmas

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Written by: Giulia Simolo Buying and decorating a Christmas tree is one of the most fun, special activities related to the holidays. But this year spare a thought for the wellbeing of the earth: make your tree part of your green lifestyle. Real or fake? There has been much debate over which

SOiL

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SOiL is a South African company producing a range of certified organic aromatherapy and bodycare products.SOiL supplied SA´s first range of certified organic aromatherapy products and have recently followed this up with the launch of a range of certified organic body care products. These bodcare pro

How Green We´ve Grown

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liveeco´s owner and editor in chief, Nikki Seegers´, take on the last two years… I can´t believe it´s been two years already, the time really has flown! We´ve come a long way from our humble beginnings of simply being an online publication, featuring green related news and lifestyle tips, to la

Uganda´s Mt Elgon gets a million trees

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A three-year project to increase forest cover and help local communities in eastern Uganda adapt to climate change has been launched.”The planting of one million trees has started to sustain an area of tropical forest in Africa the size of Wales,” said John Griffiths, counsel-general of the Welsh As

Eco Escapes

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Straw bale huts, rustic cottages, beach camps and luxurious island style villas – Eco Warriors brace yourselves, it’s holiday season! Nelize Ernst investigates Eco Getaways on African soil – the land of sunshine! Eco tourism has become a major force in the tourism industry. But what does eco tour