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BIODIVERSITY
Dyer Island Conservation Trust, protecting biodiversity –
Noun –“the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.”
Founded in 2006 by Wilfred Chivell, the Dyer Island Conservation Trust delivers conservation and research programmes to protect the biodiversity of the marine eco-system surrounding Dyer Island. The trust strives to protect:
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The continued loss of biodiversity is not only an environmental issue. Biodiversity is vital, for our economies, our security, our societies, and our environment. Preserving biodiversity will require transformative change, lots of action and sustainable contributions to those leading the charge. We need to change our ways forever and for good.
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DEEP New Intake 2021
The Dyer Island Conservation Trust’s Environmental Education Programme, known as DEEP, has been running […]
Eavesdropping on endangered humpback dolphins (Sousa plumbea) in Kleinbaai, South Africa.
~ This is a joint blog post between SeaSearch and the Dyer Island Conservation […]
Mini-Nemo Tagged
– Alison Towner, Marine Biologist, PhD Candidate
The Dyer Island Conservation Trust in Gansbaai is […]
Pilot Whale Stranding
~ Ralph Watson, Marine Biologist, Marine Dynamics/Dyer Island Conservation Trust
On the 28th of […]
Unboxed – an African penguin release in a New Year
We are all entering the year 2021 with a large amount of apprehension and […]