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Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales reacts as he speaks to students at the College Stoke Climsland in Callington, in Cornwall, southwestern England, on 17 October 2024. Justin Tallis/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Prince William in South Africa for green prize ceremony

Michael Holden 1 Nov 2024

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2024 Eco-Logic Awards honours green guardians

31 Oct 2024

Activists from the Vaal region protested outside the Department of Mineral Resources in Pretoria against Glubay’s proposed mine. Residents are concerned about water, soil and air pollution from the proposed mine. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Opposition to open cast coal mining in Midvaal

Ihsaan Haffejee 29 Oct 2024

Forestry’s role in advancing South Africa’s sustainable development goals

Forestry’s role in advancing South Africa’s sustainable development goals

Dr Ronald Heath 29 Oct 2024

African Penguins at Boulders Beach in Cape Town. Archive photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Talks on penguin litigation fail to break deadlock

John Yeld 22 Oct 2024

GeSkenk writes brighter futures with CorrectBook partnership

GeSkenk writes brighter futures with CorrectBook partnership

GeSkenk 18 Oct 2024

The Wits Rhisotope project involves inserting low levels of radioisotopes into the horns of living rhinos to make the horns traceable. Archive photo: Michael Lorentz / GroundUp

Using radiation to stop the traffic of rhino horns

Neil Thomas Stacey 16 Oct 2024

UCT’s d-school Afrika reaffirms leadership with second 6-Star Green Star rating

UCT’s d-school Afrika reaffirms leadership with second 6-Star Green Star rating

Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 15 Oct 2024

Entrepreneur turns agricultural waste into braai briquettes

Entrepreneur turns agricultural waste into braai briquettes

The Social Employment Fund 15 Oct 2024

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Africa’s famous Serengeti and Maasai Mara are being hit by climate change – a major threat to wildlife and tourism

Joseph Ogutu 4 Oct 2024

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Forum to address Vaal River pollution

2 Oct 2024

African Penguins at Boulders Beach in Cape Town. Archive photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Former environment minister Creecy under fire from penguin conservation groups

John Yeld 1 Oct 2024

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Plan for reshaping conservation revealed

30 Sep 2024

Ivory seized in the United States. Photo Credit: Gavin Shire / US Fish and Wildlife Service on Flickr ()

Using carbon dating to stop elephant and rhino poaching

Cole Potgieter 25 Sep 2024

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