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Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond Awards

Africa’s sustainability changemakers unite: YES ESG and Beyond AwardsESG Africa Conference

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Sustainable resource extraction is a non-negotiable

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AfDB awards SA $1m grant to boost green jobs

Honouring courage, embracing readiness: Sappi hosts regional firefighting competitions

Honouring courage, embracing readiness: Sappi hosts regional firefighting competitionsSappi

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GCF grants $40m to Sanbi's Eco-Disaster Risk Reduction project

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Peter Gash, owner and manager of the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, snorkels with Oliver Lanyon and Lewis Marshall, Senior Rangers in the Great Barrier Reef region for the Queenlsand Parks and Wildlife Service, during an inspection of the reef's condition in an area called the 'Coral Gardens' located at Lady Elliot Island located north-east from the town of Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia, June 10, 2015. Source: Reuters/David Gray/File photo

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Amendments to the National Estuarine Management Protocol published

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23 years' prison time for rhino poacher

23 years' prison time for rhino poacher

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Palm fronds and stones: creating reefs to heal Tunisia's polluted seas

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Deforestation is driven by global markets

Deforestation is driven by global markets

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Luxury fashion label Chanel invests $25m in new climate adaptation fund

Luxury fashion label Chanel invests $25m in new climate adaptation fund

Michael Taylor 11 Jun 2021

Cape Union Mart shares 3 inspirational stories to get more people outdoors

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Ntandokazi Ntozakhe 8 Jun 2021

SA researchers hope to deter rhino poachers with radioactive markers

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Akhona Matshoba and Tanisha Heiberg 7 Jun 2021

Paying tribute to the bicycle as it grows tourism and takes us back to nature

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African researchers invited to apply for JWO Research Grant

African researchers invited to apply for JWO Research Grant

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SU to help Faure community rebuild village, restore natural environment

SU to help Faure community rebuild village, restore natural environment

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SA sees increase in alien invasive species

SA sees increase in alien invasive species

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Protecting SA's biodiversity - little steps can be made by managing waste better

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Sappi managing biodiversity through protection of high value conservation areas

Sappi managing biodiversity through protection of high value conservation areas

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Why conservation needs positive storytelling

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Faithful to Nature hosts inaugural Force of Nature event

Faithful to Nature hosts inaugural Force of Nature event

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Zimbabwe re-introduces rhinos in Gonarezhou park after three decades

Zimbabwe re-introduces rhinos in Gonarezhou park after three decades

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A more ethical approach to waste disposal in the automotive repairer sector

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Richard Green 12 May 2021

SANParks CEO on special leave following sexual assault allegations

SANParks CEO on special leave following sexual assault allegations

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Kenya starts its first national wildlife census

Kenya starts its first national wildlife census

Ayenat Mersie 10 May 2021

Cederberg wine farm installs solar energy plant to lower carbon footprint

Cederberg wine farm installs solar energy plant to lower carbon footprint

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ICFPA releases global Sustainability Progress Report

ICFPA releases global Sustainability Progress Report

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Ingula Nature Reserve declared wetland of international importance

Ingula Nature Reserve declared wetland of international importance

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New global H&M initiative to identify and support inspiring kids

New global H&M initiative to identify and support inspiring kids

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Rhino poachers are back after South Africa eases lockdown restrictions

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Call for board nominations for SA Weather Service, SANParks, Sanbi

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