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Biodiversity Crisis

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Despite the country’s globally significant biodiversity, ecosystems across terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine and marine environments are under escalating pressure.
BIODIVERSITY CRISIS

The biodiversity crisis is no less important than the climate crisis

Leaders meeting in Montreal for COP15 must deliberate in a spirit of co-operation for the sake of the planet’s future

  • Juan Manuel Santos
5 min read
Baobab trees have more than 300 uses but they’re dying
AGRICULTURE

One in three trees in the world face extinction

Some species have fewer than 50 individuals left in the wild and in South Africa, 6% of its species are threatened

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read