Nature

...the 2025 World Water theme has helped us to see water beyond our local wells, rivers, dams and boreholes - it is a global system connecting melting glaciers, disappearing wetlands and depleted aquifers.

Every action we took was a step towards a healthier community and a greener planet for all. “So nature does indeed need protection from man; but man, too, needs protection from his own acts, for he is part of the living world. His war against nature is inevitably a war against himself.

Although wetlands play a significant role, they still remain the most threatened ecosystems on Earth. As ambassadors of #Hope4Creation and #Hope4Humanity especially vulnerable and/ marginalised communities, our #COP15 participation is more like a calling. We are here not only carrying hope, but also a shared responsibility towards sustainable use and conservation of wetlands for our common future.

As pilgrims of Hope for the earth, and all people of goodwill, especially the young; in solidarity - let us strive to protect what sustain us and those to come. Once again, 'Bee Inspired by Nature to Nourish us all". It begins with a personal change of lifestyle - BeeTheChange (drawn from a Bee Documentary launched at COP28).

What signs are you going to choose now?, maybe planting or donating a tree, reducing food waste, refusing plastics, conserving water at home, switching off the lights when not in use, proper disposal of waste, maybe raising your voice for Creation?

Driven by the theme, 'Our Power, Our Planet', It is possible to power our homes, institutions and industries with clean energy. Do your part, together we can triple clean energy by 2030. Don't say l will Do it, Just Do it Now OR Someone will Do it, Just Energy Transition starts with I.

The 2024 National Fire Awareness Week was driven by the theme, "Prevent Veld Fires - Protect the Environment and Livelihoods".

Making a difference doesn't require perfect resources or grand plans - but only a willing heart. One of my greatest mentor at GCN, is a man, very advanced in age ~ our starting points are almost similar, but today my workstation is in his Eden, a thriving forest which was once degraded over three decades ago. His eco mantra is always the same; a tree today, a forest tomorrow, all starts with a single seed.