Despite the decline in rhino poaching, there are critical threats to the survival of these iconic animals
The African Development Bank says gas is an appropriate just energy transition fuel, especially as climate finance pledges from developed nations fall short
A recent survey found that only 40% of South Africans know enough about Marikana massacre to be able to explain it to a friend
University of Illinois researchers develop innovative software to track confiscated lion body parts
Environmental watchdog says ‘direct link’ exists between government’s failure to enforce non-compliance against mining company and gang rape incident
Both regions boast innovative, homegrown solutions but these rarely ‘get airtime’
A Wits University accounting professor has returned from his Amazon expedition he undertook to fight climate change
The report by the Enhancing Africa’s Response to Transnational Organised Crime found that current enforcement and policy responses, which criminalise artisanal miners, “are misguided, counterproductive and ignore the poverty and socioeconomic drivers behind the phenomenon”
The police say that allegations of complicity by some officers in the service are common and called for people to come forward with evidence
With a 250% increase in plants confiscated from traffickers since 2019, the declines are unprecedented, says South African National Biodiversity Institute