July 2025 Newsletter
Here’s what’s been happening and what’s coming up for OGG members and friends.
Date: Thursday, 5 June 2025
Online via Zoom | Speaker: Dr James Blignaut (Environmental Economist)
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Meeting ID: 821 7289 2738 | Passcode: Overberg
Dr James Blignaut will talk about how restoring degraded ecosystems is not only good for nature but also makes economic sense. His work includes conservation, regenerative agriculture, and fighting invasive alien plants.
Dr Blignaut has published over 130 academic papers, worked across Africa and India, and is linked to Stellenbosch University and SAEON. He’s also the founder of ReStory and director of ASSET Research and Beatus.
Read more here.
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Please diarise this event, and if you cannot make the breakfast itself, then join us on ZOOM at 11 am on the day.
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Here’s what’s been happening and what’s coming up for OGG members and friends.