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Environment & Natural Resources

AI in nature conservation: powerful tool or dangerous shortcut?

Jeran Cloete, Dian Spear, Jessica da Silva, Lavhelesani Dembe Simba, and Peter J Carrick 3 days

Climate Change

Govt establishes relief fund for Kruger National Park, calls for donations

19 Jan 2026

Raising revenue from alien invasives

Agriculture

Raising revenue from alien invasives

John Yeld 13 Jan 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

Sanbi’s National Biodiversity Assessment enters its digital era

Maroefah Smith 10 Dec 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

New reserves boost conservation efforts in the Western Cape

8 Dec 2025

Dr Mavuso Msimang received the Eco-Logical Intelligence Lifetime Achievement Award. Image supplied.

ESG & Sustainability

South Africa's eco-champions win big at 2025 Eco-Logic Awards

30 Oct 2025

Britain's Prince Harry waves as he departs after his visit to the Community Recording Studio (CRS), a grassroots institution providing opportunities for young people, in Nottingham, Britain, 9 September 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Phil Noble

Environment & Natural Resources

Prince Harry conservation charity in Chad "failed to protect wildlife"

8 Oct 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

#EcoLogicAwards25: Celebrating South Africa's greenest innovators

10 Sep 2025

Dean Muruven, Associate Director, Boston Consulting Group, Johannesburg

Infrastructure & Utilities

Africa's $170bn infrastructure challenge demands a nature-first approach

Dean Muruven 4 Sep 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

#WomensMonth: Ener-G-Africa’s Louise Williamson on why people are central to conservation

Maroefah Smith 21 Aug 2025

Environment & Natural Resources

SANParks' new campaign aims to reinvigorate rhino population at Kruger

8 Aug 2025

City of Cape Town adopts Biodiversity Spatial Plan, maps priority areas

Environment & Natural Resources

City of Cape Town adopts Biodiversity Spatial Plan, maps priority areas

7 Aug 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Is AI the answer to SA's water troubles?

Dr Lester Goldman and Dr Ashton Busani Mpofu 30 Jul 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

#WorldNatureConservationDay: AI and nature conservation

28 Jul 2025

#WorldGiraffeDay: Why the giraffe needs more conservation

Environment & Natural Resources

#WorldGiraffeDay: Why the giraffe needs more conservation

20 Jun 2025

CHEP and WWF South Africa join forces to champion nature conservation

Environment & Natural Resources

CHEP and WWF South Africa join forces to champion nature conservation

Issued by WWF South Africa 27 May 2025

Supplied image: Vantara’s collaboration with the Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots (ACTP) led to the reintroduction of 41 Spix’s Macaws into the wild in Brazil.

Environment & Natural Resources

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

Dr Nomfundo N.V. Mnisi 9 May 2025

Calling all eco-warriors - entries open for 2025 Eco-Logic Awards

ESG & Sustainability

Calling all eco-warriors - entries open for 2025 Eco-Logic Awards

3 Apr 2025

Hospitality

Jumeirah expands into Africa with luxury island, safari offering

30 Dec 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Bad gift ideas: Ferrets and other exotic wild mammals as pets

Ndivhuwo Shivambu, Colleen T. Downs and Tinyiko C. Shivambu 23 Dec 2024

Sustainable Farming

Saving the bees: How Nedbank and WWF are working to ensure honeybee survival

Aa-isha Hassiem 12 Nov 2024

Prince William, Prince of Wales meets the 2024 Earthshot Prize Finalists at the Kirstenbosch Gardens, in Cape Town, South Africa, 6 November 2024. Victoria Jones/Pool via Reuters

ESG & Sustainability

2024 Earthshot Prize - the 5 winners of £1m

7 Nov 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

2024 Eco-Logic Awards honours green guardians

31 Oct 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Madagascar’s mining rush has caused no more deforestation than farming – new study

Katie Devenish 8 Oct 2024

Environment & Natural Resources

Plan for reshaping conservation revealed

30 Sep 2024

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Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Potential impact of land reform in tourism - How the sector can uplift communities

Peter Setou 25 Sep 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Bird species are disappearing at an alarming rate in Kenya – new study

Joseph Ogutu 6 Sep 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Finalists for the 2024 Eco-Logic Awards

30 Aug 2024

EcoTraining celebrates World Nature Conservation Day on 28 July 2024

Environment & Natural Resources

EcoTraining celebrates World Nature Conservation Day on 28 July 2024

Issued by Our Salad Mix 23 Jul 2024

Student Accommodation

Just Property: Exploring profitable student housing investments in Gqeberha and George

22 Jul 2024

Exploring SanParks’ 30-year eco-tourism and commercialisation journey

Tourism

Exploring SanParks’ 30-year eco-tourism and commercialisation journey

22 May 2024

2023 Eco-Logic award

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

2024 Eco-Logic Awards - entries are now open

12 Apr 2024

African penguins, photographed here in Simon’s Town, could be extinct as soon as 2035, according to BirdLife South Africa and Sanccob (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds). Photos: Dan Callister

Environment & Natural Resources

Minister’s plan could wipe out African penguins, say scientists

John Yeld 25 Mar 2024

De Berg Nature Reserve declared 30th Ramsar site

Environment & Natural Resources

De Berg Nature Reserve declared 30th Ramsar site

2 Feb 2024

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Criminal Law

'Animal activist' arrested for illegal possession of rhino horns

29 Dec 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

All the 2023 Eco-Logic Awards winners

17 Nov 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

Giraffes could go extinct - the 5 biggest threats they face

Derek E. Lee 3 Nov 2023

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Facilities & Property Management

Sustainable living in KZN: A podcast insight by Geoff Perkins

17 Oct 2023

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Banking

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

11 Oct 2023

ESG & Sustainability

2023 Eco-Logic Award finalists

9 Oct 2023

FynbosLife Fair returns

Events

FynbosLife Fair returns

29 Aug 2023

Nominations open for SanParks 2023 Kudu Awards

Responsible Tourism

Nominations open for SanParks 2023 Kudu Awards

23 Aug 2023

Winning NPOs of the inaugural Nedbank Green Economy Competition

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Winning NPOs: Nedbank Green Economy Competition 2023

23 May 2023

Entries open for Eco-Logic Awards 2023

Environment & Natural Resources

Entries open for Eco-Logic Awards 2023

5 Apr 2023

How cultivated meat technology will affect farmers, veterinary professionals

Agro-processing

How cultivated meat technology will affect farmers, veterinary professionals

20 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Front row: The KNP managing executive, Oscar Mthimkhulu, KNP gerneral manager of finance, Khethiwe Silubane, the deputy minister of tourism, Fish Mahlalela and the chief director of the department of tourism, Lizzy Mathopa. With them at the back are some of the graduates of the Tourism Monitors Training Programme.

Tourism & Travel

Round of applause for graduates of new tourism and SanParks empowerment programme

27 Feb 2023

Michelle Cave, MD of BrandFundi, examines the importance of ESG and DEI in 2023

ESG

#BizTrends2023: The importance of ESG and DEI in 2023

Michelle Cave 27 Jan 2023

5 tips on how to become an eco-tourist in 2023

Travel

5 tips on how to become an eco-tourist in 2023

13 Jan 2023