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Cape Town unites with world coastal regions to tackle sea rise

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Green hydrogen can 'reposition' Africa within global value chains

New species of rain frog discovered in South Africa

New species of rain frog discovered in South AfricaBertie Jacobs, North-West University (NWU)

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Why South African animal welfare laws need an urgent overhaulCharan Saunders

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R105bn Coega Green Ammonia Project completes 1430MW Solar PV Cluster Development phase

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Eastern Cape government activates disaster teams in response to cold front

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New species of rain frog discovered in South Africa

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Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

5 Jul 2023

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4 Jul 2023

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Chocolate-making ingredient cocoa hits highest price in 46 years

Maytaal Angel and Marcelo Teixeira 29 Jun 2023

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AstraZeneca's global reforestation initiative expands

28 Jun 2023

TotalEnergies faces second lawsuit over Uganda oil projects

America Hernandez 27 Jun 2023

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Circular economy gets Coca-Cola's backing

27 Jun 2023

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First National Biodiversity Offset Guideline published

26 Jun 2023

Just over one-third of SA business acknowledges biodiversity impact

Just over one-third of SA business acknowledges biodiversity impact

26 Jun 2023

This figure shows which parts of the country were most affected by the 2015/16 El Nino event. Much of the central parts of the country, including the western maize production regions, experienced extreme drought conditions from October to December, while the north-eastern parts were less negatively affected
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El Nino is coming, climate research experts warn

21 Jun 2023

Protecting Paradise

Protecting Paradise

Irvine Partners 15 Jun 2023

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Discovery Bank's innovative approach to alleviating load shedding woes

7 Jun 2023

Vultures are seen on branches against a rainbow background in Tanzania in this undated handout image. Courtesy of North Carolina Zoo/Handout via Reuters

Vulture surveillance system alerts Zambian park to poachers

Gloria Dickie 1 Jun 2023

Mpact Recycling celebrates record-breaking 2022 figures ahead of World Environment Day

Mpact Recycling celebrates record-breaking 2022 figures ahead of World Environment Day

Mpact 1 Jun 2023

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African Development Bank group to secure major funding for low-income countries

30 May 2023

File photo: A view of Elizabeth Lake, that has been dried up for several years, as the region experiences extreme heat and drought conditions, in Elizabeth Lake, an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, US, 18 June 2021. Reuters/Aude Guerrucci

More than half of the world's large lakes are drying up, study finds

Gloria Dickie 22 May 2023

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Work underway to fight wildlife crime

19 May 2023

Can South Africa embrace electric delivery bikes for a greener scooter economy?

Can South Africa embrace electric delivery bikes for a greener scooter economy?

Bongani Mthombeni-Möller 18 May 2023

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Air pollution is a hidden pandemic in Africa - tips on how to reduce your exposure and help combat it

Gabriel Okello and Meelan Thondoo 12 May 2023

File photo: A view shows the Bonny oil terminal in the Niger delta in Port Harcourt, Nigeria 1 August 2018. Reuters/Ron Bousso/File Photo

Shell wins UK Supreme Court case on 2011 oil spill off Nigerian coast

Estelle Shirbon 10 May 2023

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CEF merges with South African National Petroleum Company

4 May 2023

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Call for tailing dams with a safety risk to register

3 May 2023

Source: Wikipedia. Lithium chemicals, a transition mineral seen here in oil, is set to in demand by 700% by 2050, a growth that will be spurred on by the manufacture of electric vehicle batteries.

What banks are overlooking when financing mining for transition minerals in SA

3 May 2023

Tourism businesses encouraged to apply for Green Tourism Incentive Programme

Tourism businesses encouraged to apply for Green Tourism Incentive Programme

2 May 2023

Trialogue's Business in Society Conference focuses on GBV, education and the green economy

Trialogue's Business in Society Conference focuses on GBV, education and the green economy

Trialogue 2 May 2023

File photo: Ngagati Namaiduk from the Maasai pastoralist community affected by the worsening drought due to the failed rainy season, walks past his emaciated cattle during a dried-hay feeding program at their manyatta (traditional homestead) near Ilbisil settlement of Kajiado, Kenya 17 October 2022. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo/File Photo

Horn of Africa drought not possible without climate change - study

Gloria Dickie 28 Apr 2023

Battle over plan for offshore drilling between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas rages on

Katja Hamilton 28 Apr 2023

#FarmingfortheFuture: RegenAg SA - Advancing regenerative agriculture for soil, human and planet health

#FarmingfortheFuture: RegenAg SA - Advancing regenerative agriculture for soil, human and planet health

Robin Fredericks 28 Apr 2023

Global Citizen App 3.0 making social action daily habit for a more empowered world

Global Citizen App 3.0 making social action daily habit for a more empowered world

OnPoint PR 28 Apr 2023

Bata SA backs The Litterboom Project's beach clean-ups

Bata SA backs The Litterboom Project's beach clean-ups

Bata 25 Apr 2023

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Introducing the Klein Karoo's all-new Mont Eco

24 Apr 2023

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