Operation Wildflower Mobi
  • Home
  • Albums
  • Links
    • Botanical Gardens
    • OWF Sites
    • Public Parks, Gardens and Reserves
    • Reference Sites
    • Private Parks, Gardens and Reserves
  • Information
    • About Us
    • Articles
    • Contact Us
    • Disclaimer
    • Glossary
    • Plant Records
      • Aloes
      • Bulbs
      • Climbers
      • Cycads
      • Euphorbias
      • Ferns
      • Grasses
      • Herbs
      • Orchids
      • Parasites
      • Shrubs
      • Succulents
      • Trees
    • Sources of Information
    • Subject Index
Home Home » REGIONS » Magaliesberg » Nature itself may die!
Back to Category Overview
Total images in all categories: 12,081
Total number of hits on all images: 7,379,577

Nature itself may die!

Nature itself may die!
Start View full size
[Please activate JavaScript in order to see the slideshow]
Previous Previous
Image 22 of 30  
Next Next
Image 24 of 30  
  • Ficus ingens
  • Helichrysum setosum
  • Hypoxis hemerocallidea
  • Lippia javanica branch
  • Macledium zeyheri
  • Macledium zeyheri bud nearly opening
  • Magaliesberg at Hekpoort
  • Magaliesberg crests
  • Magaliesberg rock
  • Nature itself may die!
  • The Magaliesberg, scene of war and peace
  • The Moot Valley
  • Vachellia karroo, the sweet thorn
  • Vachellia sieberiana in Smuts finger grass
  • Ximenia caffra var. caffra
  • Ximenia caffra var. caffra fruit
  • Yes, they're back!

Image information

Description

Since the Industrial Revolution humanity tends to consume its environment, discarding disgusting leftovers all over the place. Rather than being part of the environment like their ancestors, who fought nature for survival from a disadvantaged position in a fairly honourable struggle. Mass production has changed all that, changed the nature of human society.

Fortunately some people remember that the earth is finite, that their grandchildren need an earth too and that biodiversity is key to all life on earth. Unfortunately love of money is on the rise from a high base and nothing stops economic growth from the aspirations of so many.

The good news is that conservation is also alive in the minds and actions of many people. Conservation takes many forms from being careful with resources and waste management in the home, to safeguarding the last unspoilt spots on earth. The Magaliesberg Biosphere is one such venture. 

The bad news is that some believe the alternative logic that pollution isn’t serious, that population growth is immaterial to the wellbeing of all species (including humanity itself) and that climate change is a myth.

Which force will win this struggle? Think it through and make a difference!

Hits
274
Photographer
Elsa Gouws
Author
Ivan Latti
 
Back to Category Overview
Powered by JoomGallery