United Nations Environment Programme

Transforming economies, energy systems and food production could prevent millions of deaths and halt biodiversity loss, the UN’s latest report finds

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dion George said South Africa will continue working to end plastic pollution in the country and develop fair, practical regulations

‘Zombie’ microbes may reawaken as Earth’s ice melts, a study has found

Persistent organic pollutants stay in the environment over decades and longer and are linked to cancer, liver damage and decreased fertility

There are early signs that fewer lesser kestrels and Amur falcons are visiting South Africa this year

Nature-based solutions can play help solve the triple crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss and pollution and waste

At state-of-the-art labs in Pretoria, a team of scientists is developing compostable products to replace single-use ones that are not recycled This content is restricted to…

Wealthy nations default on payments for climate adaptation

This can be done by 2040 if there are changes in the market, a United Nations report has found

The first round of plastic treaty negotiations saw positive outcomes but oil producing countries, at the behest of big oil and petrochemical companies, could dominate the treaty…

No ‘credible pathway’ in place to limit warming to 1.5°C

South Africa discharges up to 250 000 tonnes of rubbish into the oceans every year

There are also early warning signs of climate change on South Africa’s coral reefs as elevated sea temperatures drive large scale bleaching

For each rand spent on rehabilitating the river system, the return is at least R1.70 if not more

The environment department’s Source-to-Sea initiative will create 1 600 work opportunities