http://www.702.co.za Talk Radio 702 - The Podcasts en-us 2006 09 September 2010 2 702webmaster@702.co.za Recently, visitors to the Kruger National Park expressed concerns about the lack of animals seen, compared with what they recall from earlier times. The Kruger National Park is in danger of losing some of its large mammal biodiversity as a result of the recent population declines shown by some of its rarer antelope species. Solar powered, waterless toilets do not require massive capital expenditure in regards to bulk waste infrastructure. They are also chemical free and will not pollute the water tables. Hear more about them here. Researchers at Stellenbosch University are compiling an electronic database and archive of the diaries, photographs and personal anecdotes of South Africans who have worked in the Antarctic region. Once completed, the electronic database will be open to anyone who in future would like to do research on the history, heritage and geopolitical aspects of the region. Simon Gear says that every conference he goes to (even the green ones), the first thing he is handed is a bottle of water, even though it is well known that bottled water is environmentally unfriendly. This morning he talks about alternatives. Chlorpyrifos, a well known active ingredient in pesticides, has been banned for use in the home, garden and domestic professional pest control in South Africa. Experts say it has become increasingly implicated in adverse effects on people and pets due to irresponsible and blatant misuse of the product. According to Wikipedia seed bombing is a technique of throwing or dropping compressed clods of soil containing live vegetation. A seed bomb is a compressed ball of soil and compost, impregnated with flower seeds. It is a means of introducing vegetation into arid areas. Tomorrow is Arbour Day and on this day we are all reminded to plant a tree to offset our carbon footprint at Primedia Place. Benji Shulman from the Jewish National Fund talks about greening Mamelodi. Pat Featherstone, runs Soil for Life, a Cape Town-based NGO teaching people to grow their own food organically. Get her new book to learn all about organic gardening. Consider how sustainable your office building is. We get some tips to improve on this as well as the supply chain for your business. Think about reducing your organisation’s carbon footprint by cutting desktop energy consumption by up to 90 percent – using technologies such as desktop virtualisation.