Raising Awareness About Climate Change

350 parts per million is the concentration of CO₂ in the atmosphere scientists say is the safe limit for humanity and the earth to survive. Above this level, the damage by global warming becomes self-perpetuating. 350.org is an international campaign that is building a movement to unite the world around solutions to this crisis. A new sense of urgency needs to be created. They are encouraging people to organise rallies and demonstrations around the world on the 10^th October as worldwide support of this message.

GVI Cape Town, including both our office and field staff, jumped the gun on the date last weekend by carrying out a South African version of an event. Since the Western Cape is famous for its stunning winelands, we joined forces with three of the finest vineyards in the region; KWV Laborie Estate, Nederburg Wines and Fairview Winery. They all showed their support of the 350.org message by planting with us an indigenous tree in each of their grounds. The trees were Olea europaea subsp. africana, more commonly known as a ‘Wild Olive’ (or 'Olienhout' in Afrikaans!)

If you would like to find out more about the 350.org campaign, please visit their website – www.350.org And keep your eyes and ears alert for all the fantastic events happening globally this Sunday...