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Superbugs plus climate change equals double trouble. Here’s why
As the Earth becomes hotter, we’re seeing more floods and droughts. Flooding can make superbugs spread faster and further. And heat helps germs adapt faster
UN report: Africa’s transition minerals key to global clean energy future
Without responsible governance, the rush for minerals risks environmental harm, social disruption and lost economic opportunity
Rebuilding the SA economy more sustainably – and for greater impact
Covid-19 has devastated the economy, but it has also opened a window of opportunity for businesses
Somalia’s illicit charcoal trade threatens security, the environment and livelihoods
The country is losing trees at an alarming rate to an illicit charcoal trade that partly bankrolls its Islamist insurgency
Glaciers melt ‘at fastest rate in past 5 000 years’
The world’s glaciers are melting faster than at any time since records began, threatening catastrophe for hundreds of millions of people and their eco-systems. The details are…
UN: Climate change can create jobs
The cost of adopting responsible policies on climate change for global economies could be balanced by the creation of millions of "green jobs," the United Nations said on…
UN: More than a billion trees planted in 2007
More than one billion trees have been planted around the world in 2007, with Ethiopia and Mexico leading in the drive to combat climate change, a United Nations report said…
Food crisis looms as climate change, fuel shortages bite
Empty shelves in Caracas. Food riots in West Bengal and Mexico. Warnings of hunger in Jamaica, Nepal, the Philippines and sub-Saharan Africa. Soaring prices for basic foods are…
UN: Climate will alter travel patterns
Global warming will produce stay-at-home tourists over the next few decades, radically altering travel patterns and threatening jobs and businesses in tourism-dependent…