{"id":457,"date":"2017-10-19T11:41:48","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T09:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dempseys.co.za\/gh\/magnificent-book-of-our-south-african-coasts\/"},"modified":"2017-10-19T11:41:48","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T09:41:48","slug":"magnificent-book-of-our-south-african-coasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dempseys.co.za\/gh\/magnificent-book-of-our-south-african-coasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnificent book of our South African Coasts."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This magnificent book &#8220;South African Coasts &#8211; A celebration of our seas and shores&#8221; can be bought online on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sst.org.za\">www.sst.org.za<\/a> or\u00a0at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samrec.org.za\/\">SAMREC.<\/a> The proceeds of the book go to educating our children about the sea. It includes information on Hope Spots. This info taken from Raggy Charters&#8217; website. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raggycharters.co.za\">www.raggycharters.co.za<\/a><\/span><\/span>  What are Hope Spots?  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mission-blue.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mission Blue<\/a> defines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sst.org.za\/hope-spots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hope Spots<\/a> as special conservation areas that are critical to the health of the ocean \u2014 Earth\u2019s blue heart. Some of these Hope Spots are already formally protected, while others still need protection. About 12 % of the land around the world is now under some form of protection (as national parks, world heritage sites, monuments, etc.), while less than three percent of the ocean is protected in any way. Mission Blue is committed to changing this. Networks of Hope Spots maintain biodiversity, provide a carbon sink, generate life-giving oxygen, preserve critical habitat and allow low-impact activities like ecotourism to thrive. They are good for the ocean, which means they are good for us. By engaging governments, businesses, schools, research organizations, universities, civil society and the media, Mission Blue hopes to effect significant changes so that future generations can thrive on a healthy planet, with a healthy ocean.  Port Elizabeth&#8217;s Algoa Bay is a Hope Spot. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmbt.co.za\/algoa_bay_hope_spot.html\">http:\/\/www.nmbt.co.za\/algoa_bay_hope_spot.html<\/a>  &nbsp;  <a href=\"https:\/\/dempseys.co.za\/gh\/?attachment_id=3165\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3165\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-3165 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/dempseys.co.za\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/0112-263x350.jpg\" alt=\"0112\" width=\"263\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/dempseys.co.za\/gh\/?attachment_id=3164\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3164\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-3164 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/dempseys.co.za\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/0050-263x350.jpg\" alt=\"0050\" width=\"263\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/dempseys.co.za\/gh\/?attachment_id=3163\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3163\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-3163 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/dempseys.co.za\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/0040-350x263.jpg\" alt=\"0040\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dempseys.co.za\/gh\/?attachment_id=3162\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3162\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-3162 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/dempseys.co.za\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/0030-350x263.jpg\" alt=\"0030\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dempseys.co.za\/gh\/?attachment_id=3161\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3161\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-3161 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/dempseys.co.za\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/010-350x263.jpg\" alt=\"010\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This magnificent book &#8220;South African Coasts &#8211; A celebration of our seas and shores&#8221; can be bought online on www.sst.org.za or\u00a0at SAMREC. The proceeds of the book go to educating our children about the sea. It includes information on Hope Spots. This info taken from Raggy Charters&#8217; website. www.raggycharters.co.za What are Hope Spots? 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