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Welcome to the Drie
Valleyen Blog.
The Drie Valleyen Blog is a space for sharing stories, insights, and reflections from our conservation journey and the wider regeneration community. Through storytelling, we explore biodiversity conservation, ecological restoration, creative regenerative approaches, and the relationship between people and the land. We share lessons, stories from our partners, and ideas that strengthen conservation across the Garden Route and beyond. We believe that stories can inspire connection, collaboration, and action.
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The Botmaskop Case – a warning sign for developers?
by Charl van der Merwe, Environmental Ethicist. On behalf of Sedgefield Ratepayers […]
Steve Hurt
September 16, 2026
CLIMATE CHANGE IS A HOAX … OR IS IT?
by Charl van der Merwe, Environmental Ethicist. On behalf of Sedgefield Ratepayers […]
Steve Hurt
September 16, 2026
“The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth”
by Charl van der Merwe, Environmental Ethicist. On behalf of Sedgefield Ratepayers […]
Steve Hurt
September 16, 2026
The Value of Trees in the Urban Landscape
by Charl van der Merwe, Environmental Ethicist. On behalf of Sedgefield Ratepayers […]
Steve Hurt
September 16, 2026
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
y Charl van der Merwe, Environmental Ethicist. On behalf of Sedgefield Ratepayers […]
Steve Hurt
September 16, 2026
Pests and Pesticides
by Charl van der Merwe, Environmental Ethicist. On behalf of Sedgefield Ratepayers […]
Steve Hurt
September 16, 2026
THE JOY OF COMPOSTING
by Charl van der Merwe, Environmental Ethicist. On behalf of Sedgefield Ratepayers […]
Steve Hurt
September 16, 2026
Sustainability and Environmental Ethics
by Charl van der Merwe, Environmental Ethicist. On behalf of Sedgefield Ratepayers […]
Steve Hurt
September 16, 2026
Knysna has sympathy for the people of Los Angeles
by Charl van der Merwe, Pr.Sc.Nat. On behalf of Sedgefield Ratepayers & […]
Steve Hurt
September 16, 2026
Garden Route environment is key to its prosperity, but wildfires remain a threat
by Charl van der Merwe, Pr.Sc.Nat. On behalf of Sedgefield Ratepayers & […]
Steve Hurt
September 16, 2026
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES
by Charl van der Merwe, Pr.Sc.Nat. On behalf of Sedgefield Ratepayers & […]
Steve Hurt
September 16, 2026
Wild Caracals & Domestic Cats
Complex Urban Interaction by Charl van der Merwe, Pr.Sc.Nat. On behalf of […]
Steve Hurt
September 16, 2026