Many open days have been held on the trackbed since May 2009, involving ecology groups and trackbed tours among children and adults.

Scientists and ecology groups have largely praised the initiative, but they also say more must be done to protect marine and land animals in the reserve.

Dr. Renn was a spokesman for the ecology group.

The fires also spawned the Wildfire Task Force, bringing together 30 fire departments in the pine barrens, as well as state agencies and ecology groups.

The Eco Committee is an ecology group who meet weekly to discuss the schools environmental impact.

He was a principal figure in the Burlington Greens in 1986-90, an ecology group that ran candidates for city council on a program to create neighborhood democracy.

Other ecology groups were also consulted when the Nature Protection Service squads were created and they continue to work together.

Mother Earth must be served, hence the explosion in ecology groups and Green Parties in the last few years.

This point is stressed by David Buckland, founder of Cape Farewell, the arts and ecology group.

In attendance at this historical inauguration of South Africa's green movement were various members of related environmental organisations and ecology groups including: