In response and support to Blog Action Day this post is environmentally and politically motivated to make us change our destructive ways.
Many people know how integral the Southern Hemisphere was in the creation of the world and humanity. We have traces of the first homosapiens in SA at the Cradle of Humankind. Amazing. SA is home to many world firsts, largest, oldest and smallest. All a testament to the incredible gift that we have here in SA: our environment.
The mountains around Barberton in SA are the oldest in the world dating back 3.5 Billion years, and these mountains include some of the oldest exposed rocks on the planet (only rocks from Isua Greenstone belt in Western Greenland are older). These volcanic rocks, which scientists call the Barberton Greenstone Belt, have given up direct evidence of conditions of life on the surface of the very early earth. The first form of life on earth, a bacterial micro fossil Archaeospheroides
barbertonis was discovered here and has been identified as being 3.2 billion years old.
– Lets try not destroy them
The Cango Caves near Oudsthoorn is the world’s longest
underground cave sequence
– Let’s not pollute them
South Africa is home to both the largest land mammal
(elephant) and the smallest mammal (shrew)
– Let’s keep them alive
South Africa is the only country to house an entire floral
kingdom (fynbos), one of only 6 on the planet.
– Let the fynbos flourish
Blyde River Canyon is the third largest canyon in the world
(and the largest ‘green canyon’).
– Let’s keep it green
South Africa is the first country outside of Europe to gain Blue
Flag status for its coastal management
– We have made a difference here, let’s keep going
I am so incredible proud of SA and what tourists and visitors have to say when they visit the incredible places we have here to visit. I am determined to keep these places looking as beautiful as they can. Let’s all just do our part. Simply switching of a light, changing the bulbs you use or driving in lift schemes can make a massive difference. Start today.
Facts above were provided by research conducted by Gerhard Schroder
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