{"id":1003969,"date":"2023-08-12T12:02:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T12:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/?page_id=1003969"},"modified":"2023-08-12T12:07:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T12:07:23","slug":"environmentalists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/environmentalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmentalists"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1003969\" class=\"elementor elementor-1003969\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bfc6aae elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3bfc6aae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fc5b7f7\" data-id=\"7fc5b7f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a733b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31a733b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environmentalists<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdfaad8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdfaad8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5a3058\" data-id=\"f5a3058\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2d882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0f2d882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f511ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f511ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cape Town's unique &amp; spectacular environment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f294f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f294f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The local environment is incredibly important to us at <a href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wander Cape Town<\/a>. And we&#8217;re by no means the only ones who care!<\/p><p>There are so many people deeply involved in the protection, restoration, and sustainable exploration of our natural spaces. So we&#8217;ve asked some of them to write about what they know and to share their knowledge so that we can all do better! We&#8217;re super excited about this project, so keep an eye out for more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04ae6e8\" data-id=\"04ae6e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dd77483 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dd77483\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cc5b452\" data-id=\"6cc5b452\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bb26e9d elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"6bb26e9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1004690 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-knowledge tag-environment tag-information tag-outdoor\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/protecting-the-west-coast-of-south-africa\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tormin-mining-operation-by-Jacque-Smit-1-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1004701\" alt=\"Tormin mining operation, by Jacque Smit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tormin-mining-operation-by-Jacque-Smit-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tormin-mining-operation-by-Jacque-Smit-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tormin-mining-operation-by-Jacque-Smit-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tormin-mining-operation-by-Jacque-Smit-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/protecting-the-west-coast-of-south-africa\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tProtecting the West Coast of South Africa\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tKatja Mamacos\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 16, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>South Africa\u2019s West Coast, known for its stunning landscapes and unique biodiversity, is under threat from the relentless advance of the mining industry. Once a<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1004675 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-interviews category-local-knowledge tag-environment tag-information tag-outdoor\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/interviews\/protect-the-west-coast\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tronox-mine-by-Jacque-Smit-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1004679\" alt=\"The devastation of Tronox mine by Jacque Smit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tronox-mine-by-Jacque-Smit-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tronox-mine-by-Jacque-Smit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tronox-mine-by-Jacque-Smit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tronox-mine-by-Jacque-Smit.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/interviews\/protect-the-west-coast\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tInterview with Protect the West Coast CEO, Mike Schlebach\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tKatja Mamacos\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 16, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In this interview, we talk with Mike Schlebach, a founder of Protect the West Coast (PTWC), about the organization&#8217;s origins and impact. PTWC was started<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1003604 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-knowledge tag-environment tag-environmentalists tag-social tag-support-local\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/local-business-guide-to-going-green\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image16-768x513.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1003607\" alt=\"YWaste employees at sorting facility\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image16-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image16.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/local-business-guide-to-going-green\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLocal business\u2019 guide to going green in Cape Town\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tArgon Poorun\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 10, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Cape Town is an innovative city when it comes to the green economy. This is partly due to a progressive and forward-thinking local government, but<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3477 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-knowledge tag-environment tag-outdoor\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/kelp-forests\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image13-768x574.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3480\" alt=\"kelp forest\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image13-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image13-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image13-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image13-1536x1149.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image13-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image13.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/kelp-forests\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGetting to know the kelp forests of Cape Town\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tJethro C. Perry\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 13, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Delve into the underwater world of Cape Town&#8217;s kelp forests with Jethro, a local freediver and environmentalist. Explaining the vital ecological role of these marine<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3408 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-knowledge tag-environment\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/growing-a-fynbos-garden\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMAGE-5_woodchip-tip4-768x440.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3423\" alt=\"growing a fynbos garden\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMAGE-5_woodchip-tip4-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMAGE-5_woodchip-tip4-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMAGE-5_woodchip-tip4-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMAGE-5_woodchip-tip4.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/growing-a-fynbos-garden\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBeginner\u2019s guide to growing a fynbos garden\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tEri-Kah van Breda\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 17, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>As an avid gardener, attempting a fynbos garden was an idea I never really entertained.&nbsp; In my mind, they belonged in the wild and therefore<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3327 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-knowledge category-tips tag-environment tag-outdoor tag-wildlife-and-wilderness\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/local-marine-wildlife\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Conclussion-768x565.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3348\" alt=\"exploring Cape Town&apos;s marine life\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Conclussion-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Conclussion-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Conclussion.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/local-marine-wildlife\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGuide to Cape Town&#8217;s local marine life\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tDanel Wentzel\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 4, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>When you think about scuba diving, usually the first image that comes to mind is diving in warm tropical waters, hovering over coral reefs. But<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3305 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-knowledge tag-environment tag-free\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/ecosystem-restoration-in-cape-town\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image52-Copy-768x390.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3313\" alt=\"View of restored Fynbos at Lower Tokai Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image52-Copy-768x390.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image52-Copy-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image52-Copy-1024x519.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image52-Copy.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/ecosystem-restoration-in-cape-town\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEcosystem restoration in Cape Town\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\t Tim Kirsten\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 17, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The United Nations has declared 2021\u20132030 the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The aim of this initiative is to \u201cprevent, halt and reverse the loss of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3282 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-knowledge tag-attractions tag-environment tag-outdoor\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/meeting-of-atlantic-and-indian-oceans\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"915\" src=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cape-Point-views1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1775\" alt=\"Cape Point views\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cape-Point-views1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cape-Point-views1-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/meeting-of-atlantic-and-indian-oceans\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA magical place where two oceans meet\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tKoebraa Peters\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 4, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Somewhere at the tip of Africa, there is a delightful place, a place where two oceans meet. Where the warm, powerful waters of the east<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3040 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-knowledge tag-environment tag-free tag-outdoor\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/plants-endemic-to-table-mountain\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image23-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3049\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image23.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/plants-endemic-to-table-mountain\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t21 beautiful plants endemic to Table Mountain\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tJeremy Gilmore\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 5, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Table Mountain is home to around 1 500 indigenous plant species within a 57km\u00b2 area \u2013 that\u2019s more than the entire United Kingdom of well<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2612 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-knowledge category-tips tag-destinations-and-experiences tag-environment tag-outdoor tag-wildlife-and-wilderness\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/tips\/birds-in-cape-town\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/swee-waxbill-3-768x532.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2635\" alt=\"birds in Cape Town\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/swee-waxbill-3-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/swee-waxbill-3-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/swee-waxbill-3.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/tips\/birds-in-cape-town\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t27 Stunning native birds in Cape Town\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tCallum Evans\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 28, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Birdwatching is fast becoming a very popular pastime among nature lovers. Once thought to be exclusively the interest of old or upper-class men, it has<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2323 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-info category-local-knowledge tag-environment tag-information\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/indigenous-plantlife\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/devils-heath-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2337\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/devils-heath-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/devils-heath-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/devils-heath-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/devils-heath.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge\/indigenous-plantlife\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCape Town\u2019s indigenous plantlife | Local flora and conservation efforts\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tTim Kirsten\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 27, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Cape Town is one of the most biodiverse cities in the world, and is at the centre of the world\u2019s smallest and richest plant kingdom.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d14a2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d14a2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5001c4a\" data-id=\"5001c4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b0f431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b0f431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adfda60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adfda60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wandercapetown.com\/local-knowledge-project\/\">Local Knowledge Project<\/a> is funded by myself (Katja) after many months spent trying to figure out how I can best help my city when my own knowledge and skills are limited. This initiative took on a lot of different forms in my planning stages, and I thought I had it figured out a good few times before I actually did.\u00a0<\/p><p>In the end, though, I settled on community-sourced, community-promoting knowledge sharing. A way for us to teach each other what we know. Whether that\u2019s how to make local traditional recipes, or how to propagate our native plantlife, or where to go freediving off our coast and how to do it without negatively impacting the ecosystem. There\u2019s so much to learn \u2013 things that only Cape Town (and in some cases, South African) locals are qualified to teach.\u00a0<\/p><p>So that\u2019s the mission of this project \u2013 to provide a simple, accessible platform, and to help people communicate effectively. And see where that takes us!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d4e2dd\" data-id=\"5d4e2dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-552f311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"552f311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d8ccc9\" data-id=\"0d8ccc9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7dcfe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7dcfe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aims\/Goals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6765a67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6765a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Provide a publishing space for locals<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Learn from people who have lots to teach<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Prioritize and grow community support<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Draw attention to local issues and local solutions<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Do something new and exciting!<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0742088\" data-id=\"0742088\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9407b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9407b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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