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Climate change, industrialised farming methods threatens Africa’s grasslands and livelihoods
The Green Guardian
/ 24 February 2025

Climate change, industrialised farming methods threatens Africa’s grasslands and livelihoods

The reseeding of African grasslands with multispecies can boost forage quality and quantity while addressing soil degradation

By Sheree Bega
Energy sector contributes most of SA’s carbon emissions
The Green Guardian
/ 22 February 2025

Energy sector contributes most of SA’s carbon emissions

The waste and the agricultural sectors are the highest emitters of methane – specifically solid waste disposal and enteric fermentation, respectively – in 2022

By Sheree Bega
How satellites help safeguard abalone farmers from algal blooms
The Green Guardian
/ 20 February 2025

How satellites help safeguard abalone farmers from algal blooms

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has developed satellite ocean colour maps to warn of red tides

By Sheree Bega
Plankton: The tiny powerhouses behind climate solutions and biodiversity
The Green Guardian
/ 19 February 2025

Plankton: The tiny powerhouses behind climate solutions and biodiversity

Why these invisible organisms generate a significant portion of oxygen, absorb vast amounts of carbon, and purify water

By Sheree Bega
South Africa’s pangolins face rising threat as illegal trade grows
The Green Guardian
/ 18 February 2025

South Africa’s pangolins face rising threat as illegal trade grows

China has proposed a drastic reduction in the use of pangolin scales for traditional medicine

By Sheree Bega
Climate models underestimate global phytoplankton decline, study warns
The Green Guardian
/ 18 February 2025

Climate models underestimate global phytoplankton decline, study warns

A CSIR study analysing 26 years of satellite data reveals how ocean warming is significantly reducing ocean productivity

By Sheree Bega
The road to a green hydrogen economy in Africa
The Green Guardian
/ 15 February 2025

The road to a green hydrogen economy in Africa

European nations are scrambling for Africa’s green hydrogen, striking deals to tap into the continent’s vast wind and solar potential for export

By Bonface Orucho
Scientists warn that poaching, drought threaten Kruger lions and hippos
The Green Guardian
/ 12 February 2025

Scientists warn that poaching, drought threaten Kruger lions and hippos

Lion numbers have remained stable from 2015 to 2023, while the population of hippos plunged by more than 2 500 from 2015 to 2017

By Sheree Bega
Safety net for rare Wolkberg Zulu butterfly in Limpopo
The Green Guardian
/ 12 February 2025

Safety net for rare Wolkberg Zulu butterfly in Limpopo

The insects occur at only two tiny sites at high altitudes in the Wolkberg mountain range

By Sheree Bega
Behind the scenes of snare removal in the Kruger National Park
The Green Guardian
/ 11 February 2025

Behind the scenes of snare removal in the Kruger National Park

The use of tracking collars that send alerts when animals enter snaring hotspots or have been stationary for a certain period has become a key tool

By Sheree Bega
KZN to get new extreme weather early-warning system
The Green Guardian
/ 10 February 2025

KZN to get new extreme weather early-warning system

The University of KZN and UK scientists are developing a high-tech system that will warn about heavy rainfall and floods

By Lyse Comins
Conservationists fight for scientifically-informed fishing closures to ensure African penguin survival
The Green Guardian
/ 10 February 2025

Conservationists fight for scientifically-informed fishing closures to ensure African penguin survival

The applicants argue that the forestry, fisheries and environment minister’s interim fishing closures are ‘biologically meaningless’

By Sheree Bega
Scientists reveal the mysteries of South Africa’s ‘wings of the sea’
The Green Guardian
/ 9 February 2025

Scientists reveal the mysteries of South Africa’s ‘wings of the sea’

The graceful manta rays gliding along the coastline are little known and humans have caused a significant a decline in their numbers

By Sheree Bega
Developer withdraws huge lawsuit against Joburg activist and conservancy
The Green Guardian
/ 4 February 2025

Developer withdraws huge lawsuit against Joburg activist and conservancy

Century Property had filed a nearly R200 million damages claim, accusing the environmentalists of delaying its projects

By Sheree Bega
SA Weather Service hit by cyberattack — vital forecasting services remain disrupted
The Green Guardian
/ 30 January 2025

SA Weather Service hit by cyberattack — vital forecasting services remain disrupted

Email and phone systems have been restored after the cyberbreach

By Sheree Bega
Tiny bugs winning the fight against invasive water hyacinth in Hartbeespoort Dam
The Green Guardian
/ 29 January 2025

Tiny bugs winning the fight against invasive water hyacinth in Hartbeespoort Dam

Without biocontrol, Hartbeespoort Dam could be 70% covered in superweed

By Sheree Bega
Bird brains: Why they’re bigger and smarter than we thought
The Green Guardian
/ 27 January 2025

Bird brains: Why they’re bigger and smarter than we thought

What new research reveals about their mental power

By Sheree Bega
Redisa versus the government: Legal row over discarded tyre crisis
The Green Guardian
/ 26 January 2025

Redisa versus the government: Legal row over discarded tyre crisis

The state’s waste tyre management plan faces a court challenge over unrealistic targets

By Sheree Bega
Dion George slams US exit from Paris Agreement, urges continued climate action
The Green Guardian
/ 23 January 2025

Dion George slams US exit from Paris Agreement, urges continued climate action

Trump’s decision risks damaging international trust and efforts to address the global climate crisis, minister says

By Sheree Bega
Prosopis invasions: Battle against Africa’s worst weed
The Green Guardian
/ 23 January 2025

Prosopis invasions: Battle against Africa’s worst weed

In densely invaded areas, the trees can consume about 50% of the annual rainfall of the region, severely depleting groundwater

By Sheree Bega
The ‘Forgotten Mountain’ is the newest reserve in Limpopo
The Green Guardian
/ 20 January 2025

The ‘Forgotten Mountain’ is the newest reserve in Limpopo

The biodiversity rich Western Soutpansberg Nature Reserve is made up of eight landowners who manage the land as a collective

By Sheree Bega
Wastewater plants dump 50 000 litres of sewage into SA rivers every second
The Green Guardian
/ 20 January 2025

Wastewater plants dump 50 000 litres of sewage into SA rivers every second

More than 70% of the country’s neglected or aged wastewater treatment plants are not operating at optimal levels

By Sheree Bega
Lessons for South Africa from the Los Angeles wildfires
The Green Guardian
/ 16 January 2025

Lessons for South Africa from the Los Angeles wildfires

Last month, South Africa reported a 96% rise in wildfire incidents compared with December 2023

By Hasina Kathrada
Sewage crisis at Kamfers Dam causes ‘biodiversity nightmare’ for waterbirds
The Green Guardian
/ 15 January 2025

Sewage crisis at Kamfers Dam causes ‘biodiversity nightmare’ for waterbirds

Lab findings suggest botulism as the cause of the bird deaths, made worse by sewage from the Homevale wastewater treatment works

By Sheree Bega
Cruelty case: Limpopo man pleads guilty to smoking bong with live snake inside
The Green Guardian
/ 9 January 2025

Cruelty case: Limpopo man pleads guilty to smoking bong with live snake inside

NSPCA prosecutes Dirk de Jager, of Modjadjiskloof, in Limpopo, over viral video

By Sheree Bega
Baobab is a superfood with growing global demand – that’s bad news for the sacred African tree
The Green Guardian
/ 8 January 2025

Baobab is a superfood with growing global demand – that’s bad news for the sacred African tree

They can survive prolonged droughts thanks to their ability to store water in their huge trunks, which can attain a diameter of 10 metres or more

By Patrick Maundu
Illegal succulent trade pushes SA’s rare plants towards extinction
National
/ 6 January 2025

Illegal succulent trade pushes SA’s rare plants towards extinction

About 16% (1 589 species) of the world’s estimated 10 000 succulent species occur in the Succulent Karoo Biome

By Sheree Bega
Disaster teams mobilise as KZN braces for severe weather
The Green Guardian
/ 6 January 2025

Disaster teams mobilise as KZN braces for severe weather

The SAWS warning comes just hours after temperatures of 40 degrees were recorded in the north of the province

By MG Reporter
Scientists uncover evolutionary clues from tiny South African Jurassic crocodile
The Green Guardian
/ 27 December 2024

Scientists uncover evolutionary clues from tiny South African Jurassic crocodile

Bone scans reveal insights into an ancient South African crocodile ancestor

By Sheree Bega
Local scientist discovers new species of ancient reptile
The Green Guardian
/ 27 December 2024

Local scientist discovers new species of ancient reptile

Impumlophantsi boonstrai adds new piece to to the evolutionary puzzle of therapsids

By Sheree Bega
Vaal Dam’s levels are plummeting
The Green Guardian
/ 23 December 2024

Vaal Dam’s levels are plummeting

Although there is a backup plan in the Sterkfontein Dam, residents need to reduce their water use

By Sheree Bega
Ten illegal miners still trapped in flooded Krugersdorp mine
The Green Guardian
/ 17 December 2024

Ten illegal miners still trapped in flooded Krugersdorp mine

Five bodies have been recovered so far but reports of tapping sounds indicates that people underground are still alive

By Sheree Bega
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