How Conservationists Are Preparing Nature for Tomorrow's Hotter World

The government is set to amend the Forest Act, designating 70 percent of forests as managed and 30 percent as protected. The forestry sector says it is a necessary clarification, but conservationists are not happy with the decision.

How Conservationists Are Preparing Nature for Tomorrow's Hotter World

This article was originally published by Mongabay. About 90 kilometers (56 miles) southeast of Cape Town lies the tranquilly-named town of Betty’s Bay in South Africa, home to less than 2,000 people. But it’s not the people that draw Nik Sekhran’s eye. “I enjoy watching the African oystercatchers,” says Sekhran, chief conservation officer at World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Big black birds with stunning red beaks, African oystercatchers (Haematopus mo…