In what is believed to be the biggest bust yet of contraband ivory in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 259 elephant tusks were seized by Dubai customs authorities on 1 May 2013 after a routine x-ray inspection of a container supposedly containing "wooden furniture" shipped from Mombasa, Kenya to Jebel Ali Port.
23 May 2013 10:19
The most glaring oddity of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson's proposed changes to SA's marine resources legislation is that it appears to make whale watching an offence - unless the watcher has her permission.
23 May 2013 11:07
Are consumers going back to grass-roots level and implementing changes to make their homes eco-friendly through inspirational renovation using age-old "green" ideas combined with modern technology?
22 May 2013 05:55
The South African National Parks (SANParks) has made public its 2022 Responsible Tourism Strategy (2022 RTS), according to Glenn Phillips, SANParks managing executive: tourism and marketing, who said that the next 10 years will see SANParks doing things differently.
16 May 2013 10:47
As part of their global campaign against illegal wildlife trade, particularly rhino horn trade in Vietnam, the WWF and TRAFFIC have developed a series of advertisements to discourage Vietnamese citizens from buying or consuming rhino horn.
21 May 2013 09:06
The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) has granted Eskom a licence for its Sere wind farm in the Western Cape, the power parastatal said on Monday (20 May).
21 May 2013 12:33
[Janine Erasmus] Conservation-minded folk can participate in the Amarula Elephant Research Programme (AERP) through a new Facebook app that allows them to track their favourite jumbo, learn more about its habits, and share its movements with others, thereby raising awareness of the importance of protecting the magnificent beasts.
21 May 2013 08:51
On 22 May 2013, the minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa and the minister of Mineral Resources, Susan Shabangu, will launch the Mining and Biodiversity Guideline: Mainstreaming Biodiversity into the Mining Sector, at Kirstenbosch, Cape Town. Minister Molewa will also launch the Life: State of Biodiversity Report.
20 May 2013 15:26
Mother's Day was celebrated appropriately at Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, just outside Cape Town and part of Shamwari Group, by the birth of a healthy elephant calf, which became the sixth elephant calf born at Sanbona.
20 May 2013 15:15
Rezidor is rewarding all 230 staff members of the Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront for their energy efficiency. Each staff member will receive a bicycle in recognition of the hotel's support for Rezidor's energy saving initiative, Think Planet.
20 May 2013 14:29
Government is aiming to drive up demand for platinum by developing hydrogen fuel cell technology, Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom said on Thursday (16 May).
17 May 2013 10:51
[Linda Ensor] The R12bn phase two of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), which will secure a continued supply of water for SA and hydroelectric power for Lesotho, was approved in principle by the two countries this week.
17 May 2013 12:29
City of Johannesburg spokesman Nthatisi Modingoane said the environmental directorate conducts rodent control blitzes regularly.
17 May 2013 10:43
The past week saw four people arrested for alleged rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park, bringing this year's national total to 98 people arrested for allegedly poaching rhino and smuggling rhino horn.
17 May 2013 10:34
The City of Cape Town wants access to the complete feasibility report for the South African Road Agency Limited's (Sanral) proposed winelands tolling project, the Western Cape High Court heard on Thursday (16 May).
17 May 2013 09:17
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