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Protecting penguins: New offshore regulations open for comment

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Why investing in biodiversity is crucial to reaching SDGsJustin Bott

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CSIR to coordinate phase one of WC green hydrogen master plan

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DFFE identifies 59 bankable biodiversity projects

Source: Holland & Associates (fair use). The Namaquasfontein Skool Dam was illegally enlarged in 2017.

Illegal enlargement of West Coast farm dam condonedJohn Yeld

Petco’s efforts saved 76,000m³ of South Africa’s scarce landfill space in 2024. Image supplied.

How Petco saved 76,000m³ of recyclable packaging in 2024

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Why investing in biodiversity is crucial to reaching SDGs

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CSIR to coordinate phase one of WC green hydrogen master plan

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Cape Town unites with world coastal regions to tackle sea rise

13 Jun 2025

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Green hydrogen can 'reposition' Africa within global value chains

12 Jun 2025

New species of rain frog discovered in South Africa

New species of rain frog discovered in South Africa

Bertie Jacobs, North-West University (NWU) 12 Jun 2025

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Why South African animal welfare laws need an urgent overhaul

Charan Saunders 12 Jun 2025

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Coega Green Ammonia Project completes solar PV cluster development phase

12 Jun 2025

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Eastern Cape government activates disaster teams in response to cold front

11 Jun 2025

Growing futures: Sappi’s Forestry Skills Centre opens in Richmond

Growing futures: Sappi’s Forestry Skills Centre opens in Richmond

Sappi 10 Jun 2025

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SA signs agreement to advance ocean protection

10 Jun 2025

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Experts urge a new global agreement on carbon credit emission factors

9 Jun 2025

A group of elephants walk near a solar panel at a watering hole inside Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe, 23 October 2019. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Zimbabwe issues permits for cull of at least 50 elephants

Nelson Banya and Alessandro Parodi 4 Jun 2025

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The Big Biodiversity Challenge 2025 is open for entry

3 Jun 2025

We don’t just drive sustainability; we empower the masses to lead it

We don’t just drive sustainability; we empower the masses to lead it

Propelair SA 2 Jun 2025

CHEP and WWF South Africa join forces to champion nature conservation

CHEP and WWF South Africa join forces to champion nature conservation

WWF South Africa 27 May 2025

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Lesser flamingos lose one of their only four African breeding sites to sewage

Tim Cocks 27 May 2025

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SanParks launches Biodiversity Offset Bank

27 May 2025

Scientists at the University of Pretoria have found that fresh vegetables are being contaminated by disease-causing bacteria through irrigation from polluted rivers and boreholes. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Steve Kretzmann 26 May 2025

Adidas will no longer use kangaroo leather in its shoes

Adidas will no longer use kangaroo leather in its shoes

21 May 2025

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Current legal frameworks can’t protect the oceans from deep-sea mining and the negative impacts on humankind

Susan Reid 20 May 2025

Work has been suspended on the 38km tunnel between the Polihali and Katse dams. Photo: Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (fair use).

Lesotho Highlands Water Project contractor suspended for polluting rivers

Sechaba Mokhethi 13 May 2025

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How South Africa’s conservation efforts can thrive with Indian partnership

Dr Nomfundo N.V. Mnisi 9 May 2025

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Orasecom Climate Resilient Investment Conference to drive funding for vital water infrastructure

7 May 2025

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Smarter choices, greener homes: how your next appliance can shape the planet

6 May 2025

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Tiny technology that can find pollution in South Africa’s water and trap it

Philiswa Nomngongo 6 May 2025

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Sustained pressure on SA rhino populations

5 May 2025

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Illegal mining: A key risk to tailings dams management and mine closure

2 May 2025

The holistic approach of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) re-emphasises the importance of closure planning for mines. Pictured: An open pit mine rehabilitated (Image supplied)

GISTM holistic approach emphasises importance of mine closure planning

30 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Dom Wills, executive director at SOLA Group is hopeful that we will soon see a day where 24-hour solar PV is not only cost-effective, but also able to scale fast enough to reach the zero carbon dawn in time

Modularity: Driving the future of electricity

Dom Wills 29 Apr 2025

Source: © Mining Zambia Magazine On 18 February 2025, a catastrophic tailings dam collapsed at the Sino-Metals Chambishi Mine, in Zambia, flooding the surruonding area and Mwambashi River with 50 million litres of acidic effluent

Earth Day spotlights importance of environmental management of tailing dams

Alastair Bovim 22 Apr 2025

Environmental approvals get digital boost with new screening tool

Environmental approvals get digital boost with new screening tool

22 Apr 2025

Sappi Southern Africa launches 2024 Corporate Citizenship Report

Sappi Southern Africa launches 2024 Corporate Citizenship Report

Sappi 17 Apr 2025

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