For the first time a study has identified 56 heritage sites on the continent’s coast that are exposed to a one-in-100 year coastal extreme event, flooding and erosion
The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds and other organisations have warned that the harmful effect of oil pollution on marine life must not be underestimated.
Searcher Seismic says it will suffer ‘catastrophic’ financial prejudice from the interdict, but small scale fishers say they will suffer significant irreversible harm to their livelihoods if the survey proceeds
Work is underway to determine if a marine biotoxin is linked to seal mortalities, although preliminary tests have proven negative or insignificant
But Greenpeace Africa says the president must let go of ‘gas fantasies’
Ramaphosa said planned institutional reform will improve the enforcement of water standards at municipal level
Ramaphosa says fundamental changes are underway in South Africa’s beleaguered energy sector
The declaration of the Upper Wilge Protected Environment benefits nature, landowners and the broader society
The proposed change will make it impossible for civil society, or their lawyers, to appeal environmental authorisations without using the services of a costly environmental assessment practitioner
The Legal Resources Centre hails court order as stunning victory for indigenous communities along the coast