- 01 Oct 2008 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- Rwanda has implemented a long-delayed ban on the import and use of chlorofluorocarbon gases that damage the ozone layer.
- 22 Sep 2008 18:05 - Staff Reporter
- "Earth Overshoot Day" on Tuesday is meant to draw attention to estimates that people are gobbling up more in resources than the planet can replenish.
- 05 Sep 2008 13:54 - Staff Reporter
- Connie Nel and Lee Cahill explain the history and uses of a week that celebrates a life-giving natural object.
- 02 Sep 2008 06:00 - Mandy Rossouw
- China accuses EU of offering South Africa sweet development deals for cutting carbon emissions.
- 27 Aug 2008 14:29 - Miriam Mannak
- Geographic information systems could play a vital role in improving agriculture and boosting food security in Africa.
- 26 Aug 2008 06:00 - Stephanie Nieuwoudt
- South African fruit and wine farmers have launched an initiative to determine the environmental impact of their industries.
- 21 Aug 2008 06:00 - Rob Woollard
- Robert Cabrales is preparing to take a bus-load of sightseers on a journey that he says aims to expose the city's "dirty little secrets".
- 14 Aug 2008 09:15 - Justin McCurry
- The tiny village if Kamikatsu, in the densely wooded mountains of Shikoku island in south-west Japan, has a new obsession: rubbish.
- 13 Aug 2008 08:14 - Ian Sample
- Vast swathes of the western Amazon are to be opened up for oil and gas exploration, putting some of the planet's most biodiverse forests at risk.
- 10 Aug 2008 06:00 - John Grobler
- A storm of public protest has erupted over Namibian authorities' decision to allow six Kunene region elephant bulls to be shot as trophies.
- 07 Aug 2008 06:00 - Yolandi Groenewald
- South Africa's premier bird-watching destination is safe for the moment, despite a land invasion by local communities last month.
- 05 Aug 2008 07:47 - Justin McCurry
- In Kamikatsu, Japan, waste must be separated into no fewer than 34 categories before being taken to a recycling centre.
- 05 Aug 2008 06:00 - Nicole Johnston
- Marthinus 'Kortbroek' van Schalkwyk has received overwhelming support for his policy on climate change, writes Nicole Johnston.
- 28 Jul 2008 09:56 - Surika Van Schalkwyk
- But not everyone is impressed with this eco-friendly gesture, writes Surika van Schalkwyk.
- 14 Jul 2008 16:02 - Staff Reporter
- Kenya will regret its failure to protect the environment, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai said on Sunday.
- 12 Jul 2008 08:20 - John Vidal
- The future of northern Alberta's aspen and pine woods, its rivers and animals are in doubt as the world's greatest modern oil rush accelerates.
- 14 Jul 2008 00:00 - Richard Calland
- A danger of the upcoming recession/depression is that it will nip in the bud the new thirst for innovation and radical thinking from business leaders.
- 02 Jul 2008 06:00 - Lynley Donnelly
- Despite massive urbanisation, Rustenburg clings to its agricultural roots. Smallholdings and plots abound nearby.
- 22 Jun 2008 08:53 - Jason Burke
- The people of Hou Wang Ge Zhung believe that their small community, an hour's drive from Beijing, has joined the ranks of China's "cancer villages".
- 18 Jun 2008 19:13 - Staff Reporter
- The European Union is on track to hit its short-term target for reducing emissions of the gases that create global warming, but challenges remain.