Last night I went to the launch of The SalmonBar becoming MSC certified. The SalmonBar is now the first MSC restaurant in Africa to have a variety of MSC products on the menu and available for purchase in their deli.
You rarely think about the effect your appetite for fish has on the ecosystem (and to be fair, many “fish lovers” eat fish maybe once or twice a week – so how bad can it be?). According to many marine ecologists – the situation is bad. Our appetite for fish is exceeding the oceans’ ecological limits and the biggest single threat to marine ecosystems today is overfishing.
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
Imagine an ocean without fish. Imagine your meals without seafood. Imagine the global consequences. This is the future if we do not stop, think and act. Last night I went to a documentary film called The End of the Line, which looks at the devastating effects of overfishing, at the Labia in Cape
A new SASSI list has been published, click here to download the new list. Once downloaded you can cut it out and keep it in your purse for future reference when dining out or when purchasing fish at the supermarket or even the harbour.The new list has assessed over 100 species, not only those from w
Written by: Janine ErasmusThe South African Green Passport site has gone live, just in time for the surge of tourists expected to pour into the country to watch the last stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.The site is a joint project of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the South African Department