It’s the Age of Humans — the Anthropocene — and the most serious threats to our experience and existence on our planet are human-made
Farming must embrace sustainable, regenerative agriculture practices to secure our future
Any of 850 000 viruses could cause the next global crisis. Experts say we should focus on prevention
There are a number of factors — a pollutant, virus or bacteria or malnutrition — that may have caused the 12 000 deaths on Namibia’s coast.
South Africa has not signed the Leader’s Pledge for Nature, despite the Earth’s interdependent crisis of biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation and climate change
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
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the tourism industry hard, making it evident that the protection of biodiversity requires other forms of protection such as stewardship
Humanity is amazed by our natural world but fails to value its importance to our survival
The continent has long received more than its fair share of the world’s toxic waste, endangering the health of people who are exposed to it
Legislation as well as academic research governance bodies have failed to safeguard the rights of participants from Africa in genomics research.
The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment wraps up in Durban today. It will hopefully provide solutions that will have tangible effects
The international ecological restoration conference takes place in Cape Town next week
To secure our long-term future, we need to move away from an extractive, transactional economy
Humans must urgently redefine a good quality life — and it should not include buying stuff
Allowing offshore hydrocarbon exploration betrays government’s compact with the youth
Tough decisions ahead for humankind, if we hope to save the planet
Tanzania faces the challenge of conserving forests in a developing country with a rapidly expanding population.
Woody plants’ cover has increased across large swathes of the continent in the past three decades
Tropical deforestation can release a huge amount of carbon into the atmosphere, contributing to climate change
Authorisation for a new slaughterhouse, next to a Unesco site, has brought to a halt attempts to protect one of Gauteng’s last natural landscapes.
Scientists are collecting information from all over the world to create an accessible database of Earth’s biodiversity.
New laws state that land owners must monitor and remove invasive plants to avoid prosecution.
The wild herb trade is booming, and conservationists are concerned. But one group is trying to knit them together.
Reducing seabird fatalities a priority.
The South African National Biodiversity Institute has calculated that South Africa’s ecological goods and services are worth at least R73-billion.
The biodiversity management plan for the African penguin raises more questions than answers, writes Janice Golding.
Mogale City municipality has quietly backtracked on its promise to help create a biodiversity reserve to conserve endangered plant and animal species.
Wessa Rhino Initiative is the runner-up in the Rhino Rescue Award.
Wildlands Conservation Trust is the runner-up in the Biodiversity Stewardship Award.
Nature conservation may need more sticks than carrots to work, says Janice Golding.
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/ 1 November 2010
Conservationists on Monday warned a number of South African bird species are now moving towards extinction.
The first national Young Scientists’ Conference in South Africa took place just outside Pretoria with a biodiversity taking centre stage.