If, in the cosmos, consciousness precedes matter as predicted by quantum theory, then Nature and I share the same soul. That is liberating!
Kouga Wilderness a botanical appreciation
Namaqua coastal paleoscape part 1
Namaqua coastal paleoscape part 2
Does fire or climate determine the transition from temperate to tropical vegetation of Eastern Cape Holocene dunes?”
The story of East of the Cape: Conserving Eden is a story about nature and people. The drama takes place in a region located on the south-eastern coast of Africa where nature’s diversity is manifest: rainforest, karoo, fynbos, grassland and savanna are juxtaposed in complex and intriguing ways.
Originally published: 2009
Authors: Richard Cowling & Shirley Pierce
Namaqualand – a desert of succulents. From dwarf species barely a few millimetres tall to trees several metres high, the range of succulent plants in this seemingly desolate region is unrivalled in both its extent and its variety of forms.
Originally published: 1999
Authors: Richard Cowling & Shirley Pierce





