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Explore Cape Town's green spaces, nature reserves, organic eateries, farmers' markets, recycling drop-offs, sustainable living projects, eco products and other green choices by clicking the map's icons.
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Athlone demolition gives pause for thought

If you've driven out to the airport or just looked out over Athlone from Table Mountain and are feeling a bit nostalgic, here's a YouTube clip to remind you why we don't need any more coal-fired powerstations.

Will the COP come to the Cape?

South Africa, buoyed by the successful hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup, can look forward to another major event soon to be staged on it's shores.

Green Map System is a featured project on display as part of the prestigious Cooper Hewitt Museum's National Design Triennial in New York. The theme of the triennial exhibition is “Why Design Now?” and explores the work of designers addressing human and environmental problems across many fields of design.

Yes to climate drama

Budding actors from eight Cape Town schools have leapt into the future as part of the third YES Environmental Drama Festival. The theme for this year's festival is Cape Town 2020: Climate Change and the pupils have taken part in a series of workshops, written and performed their own plays portraying the effect of climate change on the city.

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Aquatic Habitat

Includes fresh and saltwater ecosystems, and the many kinds of wildlife that flourish in the marine environment.

Green tip

Use CFL light bulbs but dispose of them properly

By now you’ve changed all your old incandescent light bulbs for compact fluorescents. You haven’t?! No, don’t worry, I’ll wait … Back? Good. Just

IDC to spend R11.7bn on green future

The Industrial Developnent Corporation (IDC) plans to invest nearly R12 billion in "green industries" according to chief executive Geoffrey Qhena. The aim is to create jobs while reducing carbon emissions and is part of the IDC's target of injecting R70bn into the South African economy between 2009 and 2015.

Western Cape to mainstream sustainability

Sustainability is the key to provincial government's 10 strategic plans developed as a "road map" for its five-year term of office, according to Premier Helen Zille. "We have to really try and achieve these (environmental) targets, because all our other plans depend on sustainability and optimising resource-use efficiency," she said at the recent release of the provincial plan.