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Livelihoods first in communal grazing restoration project

Livelihoods first in communal grazing restoration project

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Firefighting needs innovative solutions amid ‘water-shedding’

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#IFATAfrica: Water at heart of SA’s innovation

#IFATAfrica: Water at heart of SA’s innovation

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Community-based wildlife conservation is bringing success to Tanzania

Community-based wildlife conservation is bringing success to Tanzania

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Study shows challenges faced by tourism accommodation industry in becoming more sustainable

Study shows challenges faced by tourism accommodation industry in becoming more sustainable

Alec Basson 26 Feb 2018

SIZA sets gold farm sustainability standard for SA

SIZA sets gold farm sustainability standard for SA

23 Feb 2018

Managing shrinking cities in an expanding world

Managing shrinking cities in an expanding world

Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada, Martin Stavenha 23 Feb 2018

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Seychelles designates huge new marine reserve

23 Feb 2018

2018 Northern Cape DEA YES Programme participants from Keimoes at their induction in February.

WESSA inducts 133 NC youth into DEA YES programme

22 Feb 2018

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Halting deforestation: Striking the right balance between human and planetary needs

22 Feb 2018

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Conservationists hope World Bank funds will help save Selous

21 Feb 2018

IPAF 2018 uplifts community with nature themed street art

IPAF 2018 uplifts community with nature themed street art

Robin Fredericks 19 Feb 2018

Tackling climate change in the month of love (and all year round)

Tackling climate change in the month of love (and all year round)

Kim Wainer, Shift Social Development 19 Feb 2018

WBeauty range first to bear RSPO sustainable palm oil certification in SA

WBeauty range first to bear RSPO sustainable palm oil certification in SA

16 Feb 2018

Rhino poaching in South Africa has dipped but corruption hinders progress

Rhino poaching in South Africa has dipped but corruption hinders progress

Keith Somerville 12 Feb 2018

WESSA launches LEAF programme for schools

WESSA launches LEAF programme for schools

12 Feb 2018

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A step towards cleaner oceans: Tracking fishing gear to its original owner

12 Feb 2018

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Campaigning to #DefeatDayZero

Leigh Andrews 8 Feb 2018

Clean air vs industrial development: Durban court case explained

Clean air vs industrial development: Durban court case explained

Mluleki Marongo 8 Feb 2018

Ozone layer declining over populated zones: study

Ozone layer declining over populated zones: study

8 Feb 2018

New accelerator programme for environmental warriors

New accelerator programme for environmental warriors

7 Feb 2018

Western Cape's film and media industry takes steps to become water resilient

Western Cape's film and media industry takes steps to become water resilient

7 Feb 2018

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Leading ivory trade investigator murdered in Kenya

6 Feb 2018

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#WorldWetlandsDay: Cities cannot be resilient without integrating healthy wetlands in infrastructure asset management, planning

Bonani Madikizela 2 Feb 2018

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#WorldWetlandsDay: Protecting the world's water factories crucial to the forestry industry

2 Feb 2018

#WorldWetlandsDay: Protect, conserve SA's wetlands

#WorldWetlandsDay: Protect, conserve SA's wetlands

2 Feb 2018

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First Malabo Biennial Report: More needs to be done to address threats of climate change to farmers and food security

1 Feb 2018

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Carlson Rezidor hotels step up water-saving campaigns to avert Day Zero

31 Jan 2018

Draft regulations for domestic rhino horn trade finalised

Draft regulations for domestic rhino horn trade finalised

26 Jan 2018

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11 billion pieces of plastic bring disease threat to coral reefs

Joleah Lamb 26 Jan 2018

Baz-Art, IPAF encourages eco-friendly, sustainable awareness with 2018 event

Baz-Art, IPAF encourages eco-friendly, sustainable awareness with 2018 event

26 Jan 2018

1,028 rhino killed in 2017, WWF SA concerned about impact on rural communities

1,028 rhino killed in 2017, WWF SA concerned about impact on rural communities

25 Jan 2018

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