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Author: admin

Drought Update: Flows in the Lower Olifants River reach alarmingly low levels

By admin
on 11 October 2019

Flows in the lower Olifants River are declining rapidly and have reached alarmingly low levels. The Association for Water & Rural Development (AWARD) together with SANParks, have been monitoring the flows in the lower Olifants and warn that if rains do not come, the river could stop flowing in the next month if urgent and…

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Past Newsletters

  • April 2021
    Uthaka Energy prevented from mining coal in Mabola;The Moletele Youth Programme grows wings;Recent research published; Olifants Dam update; and more…
  • March 2021
    Legalameetse community co-operative registered; Our wetlands are in trouble; The Tala Table Network; Strategic Water Source Areas; Olifants Dam update
  • February 2021
    AWARD moves office; National Siltation Management Strategy for Dams; Enterprise development for small scale farmers; Resources Protection & SecurityThe RESILIM O program; Resilience though systemic approaches; Permaculture Explorers launch their Tala Table Network; Lowveld rivers report & more…
  • January 2021
    The RESILIM O program; Resilience though systemic approaches;  Permaculture Explorers launch their Tala Table Network; Lowveld rivers report & more…
  • November/December 2020
    RESILIM program final report and program closure; RESILIM-O Resources library; Project partners; Moletele Youth; Organic endorsed veg; & more…
  • October 2020
    Tala Table – a winner, MTN award for AWARD, Enterprise Development training
  • September 2020
    Freshwater biodiversity; failure to plan is a plan to fail; light at the end of the tunnel; liquid manure and tower gardens & an Olifants Dam update and more
  • August 2020
    Going for organic in Sekororo; the Tala Table; AWARD webi stats; dam levels dropping and more
  • July 2020
    Getting to grips with freshwater biodiversity; Hoedspruit PGS annual meeting; Dam and Olifants river updates and RESILIM-O Technical Reports available and more
  • June 2020
    Food parcels, Webinar Wednesdays Wetlands at work, Funds bypass small-scale food production, and more
  • May 2020
    AWARD launches webinar series; steps in to help the needy; good news on support for small-scale food production; we need your help & more
  • April 2020
    Lockdown, not shutdown; Lobbying for a more small-scale food production; Tracking rural villages activities & more
  • March 2020
    Resource Pack ready; Mangroves in Mozambique; Support for Maruleng; What farmers base decisions on; Greater Kruger Strategic Dev Framework & more
  • February 2020
    Busy month for Legalameetse Nature Reserve & the new landowners; Ecosystem goods & services of the Sand River catchment; Moletele Youth Project & more
  • January 2020
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  • October 2019
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  • June 2019
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  • May 2019
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