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The Soetendalsvlei wetland ecosystem is an important biodiversity area and a haven for birds at southernmost tip of Africa
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The Berg River Estuary has been declared South Africa’s 28th Ramsar site, yet 79% of the country’s wetlands remain threatened and 48% are critically endangered
The declaration of the Upper Wilge Protected Environment benefits nature, landowners and the broader society
Monitoring has focused on health risks, but palynologists are now using it to study climatic changes in various landscapes
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Only four populations of the micro frog, endemic to the wetlands near Bredasdorp, were known before this discovery
A new study says the river’s wetlands have accumulated toxic pollutants from mining for more than a century
Century Property Developments and Riversands Developments have ‘no prospect’ of recovering the damages being claimed, say defendants
Carbon dioxide levels are now higher than at any time in past 3.6-million years
Mismanagement, pollution and a water deficit exacerbated by climate change are to blame
A third of our freshwater fish are dying out due to climate change and invasive species.