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Climate threat to our food
New research shows that maize crop yields could decline by up to 20% as a result of climate change, hitting South Africa's poor rural communities hard... read more>>



Climate change
Drought conditions could result in 30% rise in food prices
Continued dry weather could lead to substantial increases in food prices over the next 12 months, the executive committee of Grain SA said in a statement. read more>>
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Solar-powered internet schools to bridge the technology gap
With the rise of the paperless classroom, information technology is evolving much faster than many schools can adapt, compelling many organisations to use collaborative solutions to address the challenge of access to quality education... read more>>
Mustek donates solar-powered toilets to school
Mustek Limited has donated four solar-powered water recycling toilets to Orefile Primary School in Olivenhoutbosch near Midrand in Gauteng... read more>>
Environmental impacts
Shacks on the cool track

Farren Collins

Shacks have sprung up on the upper campus of the University of Cape Town... read more>>
Britz appointed as director at Sanitech
Gerhard Britz has been appointed as director of Environmental Systems at Sanitech, a sanitation infrastructure and services provider and part of the WACO International Group... read more>>
Sustainability
Paper calls for standardisation of naming of seafood species
Few South African consumers are aware of the fact that Argentine hake is sometimes passed off as South African hake... read more>>
Local authorities support Green Drop system
In 2008, a set of criteria - called the Green Drop Certification programme - was developed to collectively assess the entire waste water system within each municipality as well as its ability to provide acceptable service to its community... read more>>
Ocean Basket to give more detailed product information
Early last year Ocean Basket publicly announced its commitment to sustainable and responsible fishing... read more>>
Plastics SA wins Corporate External Award
International
Norway signs up to EU greenhouse gas targets
Norway announced on Wednesday, 4 February, plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 percent by 2030 as the oil-rich country aligns itself with targets set by the European Union... read more>>
Energy boss overtakes IT mogul as China's richest: survey
A Chinese solar energy tycoon has replaced e-commerce giant Alibaba's founder Jack Ma as the country's richest man with a fortune of $26bn, a wealth survey showed on Tuesday, 3 February... read more>>
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New events to diarise
Onshore Gas Africa Conference
Informa Australia - 21 Apr 2015 to 22 Apr 2015, Sandton, Johannesburg

Upcoming events
Africa Energy Indaba 2015
Siyenza - 16 Feb 2015 to 20 Feb 2015, Johannesburg

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We should be outraged by Europe slaughtering sea life in the name of 'science' | George Monbiot http://t.co/y4MSbFDRJw - Tue Feb 10
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#G20 agreed to #StopFundingFossils over 5 years ago. What happened since then? Nothing. http://t.co/QBWXGVMC6X http://t.co/e8ThVczHv5 - Tue Feb 10
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RT @drgrist: My new post: Obama's carbon rule hangs on this one legal question http://t.co/QmpGZDoDOj This one is for the hardcore. - Tue Feb 10
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California pledges sweeping changes in protecting underground water from oil and gas operations http://t.co/0NcjFufvsq - Tue Feb 10
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Giant sunfish safely freed from fishers' net. Watch: http://t.co/SGDJsye5nJ - Tue Feb 10
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IKEA Sees Sales of Green Products Soar, Sales Exceed $1 Billion in 2014 http://t.co/a1dILJVsqH @BusinessGreen @GreenCollarGuy @CleanTec - Tue Feb 10
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