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Ecosystems

Global leaders must implement their climate commitments
Opinion
/ 8 February 2022

Global leaders must implement their climate commitments

As the just transition gathers momentum and renewable energy becomes more affordable, countries around the world taking climate action. South Africa must follow suit

By Pètra de Beer and Sibusiso Mazomba
Carbon offset is greenwashing, critics say
The Green Guardian
/ 7 November 2021

Carbon offset is greenwashing, critics say

A marine conservation funding facility wants carbon trading to finance restoration and protection of the oceans and marine biodiversity

By Tunicia Phillips
Environmentalists are trying to save South Africa’s obscure endangered species
The Green Guardian
/ 24 September 2021

Environmentalists are trying to save South Africa’s obscure endangered species

Scientists are digging for De Winton’s golden moles, working on the mystery of the riverine rabbit and using mesh mattresses to save the unique Knysna seahorse

By Sheree Bega
There isn’t a vaccine for the Earth we have damaged and disrupted
Opinion
/ 1 June 2021

There isn’t a vaccine for the Earth we have damaged and disrupted

The environment often becomes an afterthought, but World Environment Day is a chance to focus on changing our behaviour to restore the natural world

By Chris Reddy
Rush for Africa’s marine species to feed demand in Asia
The Green Guardian
/ 20 February 2021

Rush for Africa’s marine species to feed demand in Asia

The booming, lucrative and often illicit trade in sea cucumbers, seahorses and fish maws threatens species and coastal communities

By Sheree Bega
Biodiversity coalition keen for SA to join conservation push
The Green Guardian
/ 30 January 2021

Biodiversity coalition keen for SA to join conservation push

The government says global conservation targets are yet to be agreed on

By Sheree Bega
Biodiversity loss threatens us all
The Green Guardian
/ 10 October 2020

Biodiversity loss threatens us all

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

By Sheree Bega
Threads of life: We have an opportunity to restore vital ecosystems
The Green Guardian
/ 21 May 2020

Threads of life: We have an opportunity to restore vital ecosystems

As the world celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity, we should commit to ensuring the natural world has what it needs to survive

By Michael J Samways
Our wonderful wetlands need protection now
Article
/ 14 February 2020

Our wonderful wetlands need protection now

Humanity is amazed by our natural world but fails to value its importance to our survival

By Martha Rojas Urrego
Africa’s path to sustainable prosperity must move in step with environmental action
Article
/ 15 November 2019

Africa’s path to sustainable prosperity must move in step with environmental action

The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment wraps up in Durban today. It will hopefully provide solutions that will have tangible effects

By Joyce Msuya
Ban on sending wild elephants to zoos a step closer
Article
/ 20 August 2019

Ban on sending wild elephants to zoos a step closer

A large majority of countries voted in Geneva to prohibit the transfer of elephants caught in the wild to so-called captive facilities

By Agency
How we can restore our ecosystems
Article
/ 7 August 2019

How we can restore our ecosystems

To secure our long-term future, we need to move away from an extractive, transactional economy

By Scone Malone
Institute of Retirement Funds Africa’s (IRFA) conference
Article
/ 26 July 2019

Institute of Retirement Funds Africa’s (IRFA) conference

Influences that affect the retirement fund ecosystem will be in the spotlight

By Eamonn Ryan
The theme of the IRFA conference is ‘The Retirement Ecosystem: You Have The Power’
Article
/ 26 July 2019

The theme of the IRFA conference is ‘The Retirement Ecosystem: You Have The Power’

An ecosystem is a complex system of living organisms, their environment and all of their interrelationships in a particular unit of space

By Eamonn Ryan
We’re causing an insect apocalypse
Article
/ 12 February 2019

We’re causing an insect apocalypse

About 45% of insect species will become extinct in a few decades because they can’t evolve rapidly enough in a world changed by human activities

By Sipho Kings
Partnerships for the goals: The role of the shared value ecosystem
Article
/ 18 May 2018

Partnerships for the goals: The role of the shared value ecosystem

A business is part of an ecosystem that it must support in equal measure to the support that it receives

By Staff Reporter
Coral transplant raises hope over the survival of the Barrier Reef
Article
/ 26 November 2017

Coral transplant raises hope over the survival of the Barrier Reef

​Coral bred in one part of the Great Barrier Reef was successfully transplanted into another area in a project that could restore damaged ecosystems

By Staff Reporter
​Spekboom can fix ecosystems, create jobs and suck up CO2 – if SA gets a carbon tax
Article
/ 23 May 2017

​Spekboom can fix ecosystems, create jobs and suck up CO2 – if SA gets a carbon tax

Certain companies and some government departments oppose a carbon tax, killing off a great environmental project.

By Sipho Kings
SA scientists reconstruct ancient ecosystems
Article
/ 26 November 2015

SA scientists reconstruct ancient ecosystems

Using Africa’s national parks, scientists have garnered essential information which will help refine their understanding of Earth’s climate.

By Sarah Wild
The Age of Man costs the Earth
Article
/ 16 July 2015

The Age of Man costs the Earth

The price of progress may be a reversal of the gains made unless we stop degrading ecosystems.

By Sipho Kings
Mine lays claim to Mpumalanga water catchment area
Article
/ 29 January 2015

Mine lays claim to Mpumalanga water catchment area

The fate of land vital to South Africa’s water security now rests with the ministers of mining and environmental affairs.

By Staff Reporter
Greenies bark up the wrong tree
Article
/ 9 November 2012

Greenies bark up the wrong tree

Often touted as a solution to climate change, forests actually threaten Africa’s savanna ecosystems, writes Kimon de Greef.

By Staff Reporter
Sound water policy: Govt can’t do it alone
Analysis
/ 2 November 2012

Sound water policy: Govt can’t do it alone

South Africa’s ecosystems are in a poor state and the challenges of a developing society are huge, writes Edna Molewa.

By Staff Reporter

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