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A girl carries a jerrycan filled with water at a Tolou Keur garden in the Walalde department of Podor, in the Great Green Wall of the Sahara and the Sahel area, Senegal, 11 July 2021. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

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Farm workers and their children are exposed to pesticides that have been banned in Europe. These pesticides remain in the environment, and studies have found them all year round in three river catchments in the Western Cape. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Pesticides are polluting Western Cape rivers all year round

By Steve Kretzmann 12 Jun 2024

Jump aboard on a riveting environmental play that will enthral Cape Town audiences this June!

Jump aboard on a riveting environmental play that will enthral Cape Town audiences this June!

5 Jun 2024

#BizTrends2024: FMCGs to prioritise packaging in 2024 or run the risk of losing customers

#BizTrends2024: FMCGs to prioritise packaging in 2024 or run the risk of losing customers

Gisela Kruger 15 Jan 2024

BME's global footprint expands with a focus on diverse markets, strategic partnerships, and cutting-edge technology. Source: Supplied

BME targets high-potential markets for global expansion and ESG focus

11 Jan 2024

Kate Stubbs, Marketing Director at Interwaste

#BizTrends2024: Wastewater management is a critical pillar to preserving our water - and environment

Kate Stubbs 8 Jan 2024

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'Animal activist' arrested for illegal possession of rhino horns

29 Dec 2023

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Celebrating SA’s firefighters

28 Dec 2023

Image: Shan Radcliffe

Communities urged to engage Cape Peninsula Baboon Strategic Management Plan

22 Dec 2023

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Animals in entertainment: What are their rights?

Rui Lopes and Jaimin Patel 21 Dec 2023

Coffee firms turning away from Africa as EU deforestation law looms

Coffee firms turning away from Africa as EU deforestation law looms

Maytaal Angel and Dewi Kurniawati 19 Dec 2023

Durban beaches closed due to contamination

Durban beaches closed due to contamination

18 Dec 2023

File photo: Afghan nationals rest at a camp after returning from Pakistan at the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, 14 November 2023. Abdul Khaliq Sediqi/International Rescue Committee (IRC)/ Handout via Reuters/ File photo

Humanitarian crises will worsen in 2024 - International Rescue Committee

Reuters 18 Dec 2023

Image: Officials inspect the carcass of an elephant in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, 7 December 2023, Reuters/Nyasha Chigono

Dozens of Zimbabwe elephants die as climate change dries up Hwange park

Nyasha Chingono 8 Dec 2023

Sprightly Seed and Bel Porto School bring food security to Cape Town with community market garden

Aa-isha Hassiem 8 Dec 2023

The green area is where Searcher Geodata will do its seismic survey in 2024. Map from consultant’s environmental assessment report

Australian company to start seismic survey off West Coast in January

Steve Kretzmann 7 Dec 2023

Nedbank launches new R10m fund to assist 100 startups

Nedbank launches new R10m fund to assist 100 startups

6 Dec 2023

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Requirements for environmental authorisation for renewable energy facility published

6 Dec 2023

Youth environmentalist attempts world record for beach clean-up

Youth environmentalist attempts world record for beach clean-up

OnPoint PR 6 Dec 2023

Saiccor Mill dissolving pulp facility completes the Higg FSLM verification

Saiccor Mill dissolving pulp facility completes the Higg FSLM verification

Sappi 6 Dec 2023

EcoTraining sets the bar for wildlife conservation on World Wildlife Conservation Day

EcoTraining sets the bar for wildlife conservation on World Wildlife Conservation Day

Our Salad Mix 4 Dec 2023

Enhancing environmental literacy: Introducing Captain Fanplastic and the Black Mermaid

Enhancing environmental literacy: Introducing Captain Fanplastic and the Black Mermaid

Soapbox 21 Nov 2023

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Initiative seeks to combat alien species

20 Nov 2023

The critical impact of buildings on ESG goals

The critical impact of buildings on ESG goals

Catchwords 8 Nov 2023

Why surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags

Why surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags

Laura Lander, Grazia Todeschini 8 Nov 2023

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Mauritius Commercial Bank Capital Markets advises EnVolt in historic green bond

7 Nov 2023

Environmental activists came together to picket outside Parliament to oppose TotalEnergies’ offshore drilling for oil and gas. Photo: Qaqamba Falintenjwa | GroundUp

Activists demand end to TotalEnergies offshore drilling

Qaqamba Falithenjwa 6 Nov 2023

Water crisis in South Africa: Are we making progress?

Water crisis in South Africa: Are we making progress?

SAICA 6 Nov 2023

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Giraffes could go extinct - the 5 biggest threats they face

Derek E. Lee 3 Nov 2023

A general view shows the water conditions of the Piraiba river before a summit of Amazon rainforest nations, in Belem, Para state, Brazil 6 August 2023. Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino

Home countries of major rainforests agree to work together to save them

Ange Kasongo 30 Oct 2023

Sustainability projects high on agenda as ACSA aims for carbon neutrality by 2050

Sustainability projects high on agenda as ACSA aims for carbon neutrality by 2050

Ambani Reputation Management 30 Oct 2023

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

Liezl Human 26 Oct 2023

ACSA reflects on W Cape socio-economic development as it celebrates 30 years

ACSA reflects on W Cape socio-economic development as it celebrates 30 years

Ambani Reputation Management 18 Oct 2023

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Coffee firms turning away from Africa as EU deforestation law looms

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Durban beaches closed due to contamination

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File photo: Afghan nationals rest at a camp after returning from Pakistan at the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, 14 November 2023. Abdul Khaliq Sediqi/International Rescue Committee (IRC)/ Handout via Reuters/ File photo

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Image: Officials inspect the carcass of an elephant in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, 7 December 2023, Reuters/Nyasha Chigono

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Nyasha Chingono 8 Dec 2023

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Aa-isha Hassiem 8 Dec 2023

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Youth environmentalist attempts world record for beach clean-up

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Saiccor Mill dissolving pulp facility completes the Higg FSLM verification

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EcoTraining sets the bar for wildlife conservation on World Wildlife Conservation Day

EcoTraining sets the bar for wildlife conservation on World Wildlife Conservation Day

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Enhancing environmental literacy: Introducing Captain Fanplastic and the Black Mermaid

Enhancing environmental literacy: Introducing Captain Fanplastic and the Black Mermaid

Soapbox 21 Nov 2023

Image source: Jean van der Meulen from

Initiative seeks to combat alien species

20 Nov 2023

The critical impact of buildings on ESG goals

The critical impact of buildings on ESG goals

Catchwords 8 Nov 2023

Why surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags

Why surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags

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Mauritius Commercial Bank Capital Markets advises EnVolt in historic green bond

7 Nov 2023

Environmental activists came together to picket outside Parliament to oppose TotalEnergies’ offshore drilling for oil and gas. Photo: Qaqamba Falintenjwa | GroundUp

Activists demand end to TotalEnergies offshore drilling

Qaqamba Falithenjwa 6 Nov 2023

Water crisis in South Africa: Are we making progress?

Water crisis in South Africa: Are we making progress?

SAICA 6 Nov 2023

Image source: Frans van Heerden from

Giraffes could go extinct - the 5 biggest threats they face

Derek E. Lee 3 Nov 2023

A general view shows the water conditions of the Piraiba river before a summit of Amazon rainforest nations, in Belem, Para state, Brazil 6 August 2023. Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino

Home countries of major rainforests agree to work together to save them

Ange Kasongo 30 Oct 2023

Sustainability projects high on agenda as ACSA aims for carbon neutrality by 2050

Sustainability projects high on agenda as ACSA aims for carbon neutrality by 2050

Ambani Reputation Management 30 Oct 2023

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

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Liezl Human 26 Oct 2023

ACSA reflects on W Cape socio-economic development as it celebrates 30 years

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Ambani Reputation Management 18 Oct 2023

The sustainable properties of plastic on show at Propak Cape

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The WWF and Pick n Pay partnership team

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12 Oct 2023

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Standard Bank's inaugural nature-conservation loan powers Wilderness' market expansion

11 Oct 2023

2023 Eco-Logic Award finalists

9 Oct 2023

Safripol makes bottle-to-bottle recycling a reality for South Africa

Safripol makes bottle-to-bottle recycling a reality for South Africa

Safripol 6 Oct 2023

Lion protection fee paid by tourists could help stop trophy hunting - South African study

Lion protection fee paid by tourists could help stop trophy hunting - South African study

Neil D'Cruze, Angie Elwin and Herbert Ntuli 5 Oct 2023

ABC Solar and Huawei Fusion Solar spearhead renewable energy revolution in South Africa

ABC Solar and Huawei Fusion Solar spearhead renewable energy revolution in South Africa

OLC Through The Line Communications 4 Oct 2023

Unitrans champions International Water Week with collaborative clean-up day

Unitrans champions International Water Week with collaborative clean-up day

Unitrans 2 Oct 2023

'Flight shaming' has the potential to bring tourism to the ground

'Flight shaming' has the potential to bring tourism to the ground

Lee-Anne Bac 28 Sep 2023

Downpours and gales wreak havoc across Western Cape over the heritage weekend

26 Sep 2023

2023 State of the Rhino on World Rhino Day: EcoTraining supports all efforts to save our rhinos

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Our Salad Mix 22 Sep 2023