Gugu Sithole travels to France as one of 410 winners of this year’s Bold Woman Award by Veuve Clicquot
The country’s captive lion population of 9 000 is three times the size of the wild lion population.
Protracted effort by authorities to evict the pastoralists in Loliondo for safari tourism has led to violent confrontation
Investors will see returns if the critically endangered rhino population increases in two designated South African parks
Among them are 29 newly described species from Africa, including three from South Africa
KwaNibela residents rely on the fish and reeds they harvest within the protected iSimangaliso Wetland Park. But authorities consider this poaching, threatening the community’s lives and livelihoods.
Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is contributing to conservation not only with her veterinary skills but also by supporting community development
New assessment puts their numbers in Africa at more than 117 000, up by 20% since 2015.
By directing climate resources effectively, the world could make significant — and simultaneous — progress in tackling both global warming and gender inequality
Residents must have permits to have the endangered plants but they are victim to criminal demand for the ‘living fossils’
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A marine conservation funding facility wants carbon trading to finance restoration and protection of the oceans and marine biodiversity
Historic conservation milestone for rewilding project in Mozambique
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The world’s largest monitor lizard has moved up the red list for threatened species, with fewer than 4 000 of the species left
Tebogo Manamela talks to Lucas Ledwaba about helping to preserve Africa’s heritage and the rewards of working with – and sometimes being attacked by – animals at the Kruger National Park
Critics say putting a value on something does not equate to protecting it
The stunning scenery of Malawi’s only mountain is a drawcard for local and foreign visitors
The R4.6-billion project, set to house Amazon’s new African headquarters, is on ‘sacred floodplain’, say applicants
A partnership with chiefs, NGOs and businesses is helping Matatiele’s small-scale farmers adopt conservation practices and so turn a profit
We must act now to secure the world’s oceans as a common good — and prevent catastrophic repercussions, argues Halemariam Desalegn
Indigenous oral cultures are teaching researchers that precolonial South Africans were aware of conservation
Marketing experts need to apply the human behaviour-change techniques they have mastered to convince everyone to start looking after the Earth
Wildlife rangers are out of work and reduced patrols abet poaching
Government panel blames killer whales for the depleted population of great white sharks, but experts say overfishing is the big culprit that is not being addressed
Four friends who spent their spare time diving saw the bigger picture and started an organisation to defend the blue
Secretary birds, martial eagles and bateleurs are now listed as globally endangered
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
The relationship between science and ethics is inextricable and a study that does not consider the latter in its design cannot be supported
My analysis has led the Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa to have a stronger focus on topics that have a clear bearing on social justice, conservation and community conservancies
Using assumptions and faulty tools leads to racist conclusions about why so few black students are taking up biological sciences
The state-of-the-art vessel will accommodate 60 scientists and 30 crew
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