Forests play a vital role in biodiversity. They provide food and shelter for the many species found in them. In forests, some animals live in the forest canopy while others live on the ground and under shrubs and all share an interconnected food chain.

There are some 2 600 species of fish in our seas including 270 families of fishes represented in South Africa, equivalent to 83% of all marine fish families known. Strikingly, up to 13% are endemic, ranking amongst the highest anywhere else in the world.

Learn about the marine laws that govern and protect our marine environments

The world is made up of a variety of plants and animals, and we call the variety of life on Earth biodiversity. These make up the web of life, where each living thing depends on the other for survival.

South African turtles, terrapins and tortoises. South Africa has five of the seven kinds of sea turtles occurring in its coastal and off-shore waters.

How much do we know about Earthworms? Worms are invertebrates meaning they do not have a backbone, instead, they wiggle, crawl and slide. Earthworms have no eyes or ears and breathe through their skin.

Need to know how to react and who to call in event of a fire? This short radio clip gives you the important numbers needed for fire safety. 

Knowing how to report a fire is an important safety aspect. These short Afrikaans and isiXhosa radio clips tell you how. 

Ever wondered how you can save water? These radio clips can tell you how in both English and Afrikaans.

Learn all about the importance of wetlands in these English and Afrikaans radio interviews.