stores carbon, purifies the air and water, and helps regulate the climate for the entire planet.
“I think it s a well-known fact that the Northwest Territories of Canada is very rich in minerals – we ve got three diamond mines in our backyard and another mine for gold. So I guess one of the things that sparked the idea for Thaidene Nëné, over 50 years ago, was the fact that the elders had always wanted to have a protected area set aside for future generations, and have it be protected in a way that the First Nation people were involved so they didn t lose any of their treaty rights.”
PICS: Virtual tours all the buzz as international art festival hits Cape Town
By Nomalanga Tshuma
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Cape Town - For the first time the International Public Arts Festival in Salt River will be offering art fanatics virtual tours to those who cannot make it to the five day art festival.
The internationally acclaimed festival boasts local and international talents and began on Wednesday, and will run until Sunday February 14.
It is being hosted by Baz-Art, in partnership with the City of Cape Town, a street-art platform that uses painted murals to create conversations and dialogues.
Baz-Art co-founder Alexandre Tilmans said: âFor this special fifth edition of the IPAF, our motto is: walk, run or cycle it. We have designed six tours of various lengths from 3km for our walking families, and up to 30km for our sportsmen and women.