South Africaâs natural heritage is disappearing quietly
Most conservation losses do not begin with bulldozers, but with indifference â a landscape dismissed as âjust scrubâ, a patch of land assumed to have little value, a decision postponed until the opportunity to protect it has disappeared.
As we observe World Nature Conservation Day on 28 July, it is worth asking: how many of South Africaâs most important natural places remain invisible until they are gone?