Protecting nature, protecting ourselves: How a healthy environment can prevent disasters

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Ecological infrastructure How do scientists translate the value of ecosystem services to general members of the public? A group of environmental and conservation scientists are aiming to do just that in the Wilderness, in the Southern Cape. Article by Klaudia Schachtschneider. The scientific approach is a much used way of generating knowledge. It begins with curiosity which leads to discovery and then to translation of this knowledge into concepts that are understood and can be used by society. Bringing scientific knowledge into everyday life to build a better place for humanity to live in – is a real and challenging endeavour. A group of environmental and conservation scientists from the CSIR, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), South African National Parks (SanParks) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF-SA) are grappling with this problem, and are trying innovative ways of communicating with Protecting nature, protecting ourselves: How a healthy environment can prevent disasters Lisa van Rooyen An intact riparian buffer area on Touws River.

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