Rangelands are ‘nature’s gift to humanity’, but have been overlooked, neglected
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South Africa faces an impending food security crisis if there isn’t urgent action to correct unsustainable practices
Election of Andry Rajoelina as Madagascar’s new president would be yet another blow to the survival of nature
A local group is drafting a legal framework for nature’s protection, writes Fiona Macleod.
Researchers find that it is making them increasingly vulnerable to predators.
Despite the dramatic increase in rhino poaching, "consumer states" such as China, Thailand and Vietnam have not prosecuted one case.
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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.
South Africa’s greenhouse gas emissions per capita are similar to that of industrialised countries, the WWF said on Wednesday.
South Africa’s demand for fresh water will exceed its supply by 2025, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) warned on Tuesday. Urgent and immediate action must be taken to stave off massive social, economic and environmental damage, the conservation organisation said in a statement, released at the launch of the WWF Sanlam Living Water Partnership in Cape Town.