{"id":4318,"date":"2019-02-11T18:09:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T16:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/spu\/?p=4318"},"modified":"2019-07-31T20:37:23","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T18:37:23","slug":"nas-holds-first-wetlands-event-at-spu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/nas-holds-first-wetlands-event-at-spu\/","title":{"rendered":"NAS holds first wetlands event at SPU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the auspices of the Northern Cape Wetland Forum, Sol\nPlaatje University in conjunction with South African Environmental Observation\nNetwork (SAEON) Arid Node, based in Kimberley, hosted a successful World Wetlands\nDay event on Friday 1 February. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over 30 people attended the celebration with a large\nproportion of the audience coming from outside Sol Plaatje University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Doug Harebottle, who is also chair of the Northern Cape\nWetlands Forum, opened the meeting giving a background to World Wetlands Day,\nthe importance and threats to wetlands, and how ordinary citizens can make a\ndifference for wetlands and their conservation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"367\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/spu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lecture-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lecture-2.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lecture-2-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lecture-2-360x207.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><figcaption> <br><strong><em>Dr Doug Harebottle <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The theme for World Wetlands Day 2019 was wetlands and\nclimate change and Dr Harebottle spoke a little on how global warming and\nlong-term climate change has the potential to change wetland structure and\nfunction in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was followed by a presentation by Dr Betsie Milne, a\nwetland ecologist from SAEON, who shared her post-doctoral work on the pan\nsystem of the Northern Cape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She has found some really interesting small crustaceans in\nthe mud and crust of these pans which can stay dry for more than 50 years\nbefore receiving any rainfall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"325\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/spu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lecture-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lecture-4.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lecture-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Lecture-4-360x203.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption> <br><em><strong>Dr Betsie Milne <\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She emphasised how these pan systems are under threat from\nfarming, mining and climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was the first World Wetland Day event held at SPU which raised importance awareness of wetlands in the Northern Cape and the importance of conserving these diverse and dynamic ecosystems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on wetlands or the Northern Cape Wetlands Forum, you can contact Dr Doug Harebottle at <a href=\"mailto:doug.harebottle@spu.ac.za\">doug.harebottle@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the auspices of the Northern Cape Wetland Forum, Sol Plaatje University in conjunction with South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) Arid Node, based in Kimberley, hosted a successful World Wetlands Day event on Friday 1 February. 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