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SA will have to produce 50% more food by 2050 or face crisis — WWF report

Article Duncan Alfreds - 20 Feb 2019

South Africa faces an impending food security crisis if there isn't urgent action to correct unsustainable practices

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Madagascar elections: An environmental disaster in waiting

Africa Staff Reporter - 18 Dec 2018

Election of Andry Rajoelina as Madagascar's new president would be yet another blow to the survival of nature

African drive to embrace all life

Article Fiona Macleod - 25 May 2012

A local group is drafting a legal framework for nature's protection, writes Fiona Macleod.

Carbon dioxide ‘driving fish mad’

Article Fiona Macleod - 13 Feb 2012

Researchers find that it is making them increasingly vulnerable to predators.

WWF takes issue with rhino horn ‘consumer countries’

Article Yolandi Groenewald - 23 Sep 2011

Despite the dramatic increase in rhino poaching, "consumer states" such as China, Thailand and Vietnam have not prosecuted one case.

WWF: Renewable sources can supply sufficient energy

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Feb 2011

It will take trillions of dollars but the world can get all the energy it needs from wind, water, solar and geothermal sources by 2050, says the WWF.

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