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A healthy Earth needs its indigenous people

Environment Terry Teegee - 29 Sep 2020

They have played a crucial role in protecting biodiversity on their land but are largely relegated to the back seats in discussions at the local and international levels that aim to maintain ecosystems

Hair to the rescue as oil spills blight coastlines

Environment Clara Marchaud - 27 Sep 2020

Synthetic materials are effective in mopping up oil but human hair is cheaper and is biodegradable

We cannot afford incremental action on climate change

Environment Alex Lenferna - 24 Sep 2020

The government has promised that we will get to net zero emissions by 2050, but is still taking actions that will make the climate crisis worse

Global climate action is more vital than ever

Environment Richard Worthington - 23 Sep 2020

South Africa must update its old position to make a positive contribution

The dirty tricks climate scientists face

Environment Marc Hudson - 20 Sep 2020

Think-tank institutes, politicians and Big Business conspired to discredit researchers and the science of the climate crisis

Q&A Sessions: ‘Nobody will be able to stop us’ — Desmond D’Sa

Environment Paddy Harper - 13 Sep 2020

Desmond D’Sa, winner of the coveted Goldman Environmental Prize in 2014, tells Paddy Harper how being forcibly removed from his home at the age of 10 taught him to fight for his rights

Debt-for-climate swaps are crucial for economic recovery in the developing world

Environment Shamshad Akhtar, Kevin P Gallagher, Stephany Griffith-Jones, Jörg Haas & Ulrich Volz - 1 Sep 2020

COMMENT: Developing countries face a debt crisis that will only become worse as the Covid-19 pandemic continues, and massive debt relief will inevitably be necessary. The only question is whether it will be designed to address the even larger climate crisis

Iraqi rivers under threat from dams in Iran and Turkey

Environment Agency - 29 Aug 2020

This year, an unprecedented fiscal crunch caused by low oil prices forced the government to suspend infrastructure investments. But new dams alone won’t save Iraq’s waterways, experts warn.

‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Laura makes landfall in US

Environment Agence France Presse - 27 Aug 2020

The Atlantic storm season, which runs through November, could be one of the busiest ever this year, with the NHC predicting as many as 25 named storms. Laura is the 12th so far.

Arctic sea ice melting faster than forecast

Environment Agence France Presse - 26 Aug 2020

Until now, climate models have predicted a slow and steady increase of Arctic temperatures, but a new study shows the warming is occurring at a more rapid pace

Sewage threatens world heritage site

Environment Thando Maeko - 18 Aug 2020

Years of pollution in the rivers flowing through the Cradle of Humankind, and Mogale City’s inaction — are a risk to the environment, our health and — cultural status.

The first undeniable climate change deaths

Environment Daniel Merino - 14 Aug 2020

In Japan, in 2018, more than 1 000 people died during an unprecedented heat wave. In 2019, scientists proved it would have been impossible without global warming

EU methane emissions policies will affect Africa’s energy transition

Environment Joel Sam - 9 Aug 2020

African hydrocarbons producers would do well to commit to existing venting and flaring regulations — because methane-specific policies are coming

Shongweni stink: EnviroServ bosses back in court

Environment Paddy Harper - 5 Aug 2020

Managers charged over landfill emissions want charges set aside

Dumpsite fire that smoked out Pietermaritzburg is finally out

Environment Paddy Harper - 1 Aug 2020

Firefighters have finally extinguished the fire at the New England Road landfill site in Pietermaritzburg, which had engulfed the KwaZulu-Natal capital in thick clouds of toxic smoke since it flared up more than a week ago