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Malaysia to ship back hundreds of tonnes of plastic waste

Article Agency - 28 May 2019

Plastic imports to Malaysia have tripled since 2016, to 870 000 tonnes last year, official data showed

Death or taxes for polluting plastic

Article Lynley Donnelly - 18 Apr 2019

South Africa's apathetic attitude to plastic use requires an intervention — but what would work here?

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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

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Nepal set to double tiger population under WWF global plan

Article Agency - 24 Sep 2018

Nepal's efforts to increase its tigers are part of a 13-country plan to double the number of tigers worldwide

China’s ban on domestic ivory sales comes into force

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Jan 2018

One of the world's biggest markets for African ivory, China announced that it would outlaw all domestic trade and processing by 2017

UN: A solution to tackling global greenhouse gases

Article Reuters & Valerie Volcovici - 14 Dec 2014

The UN pushes for a deal that sets out a compromise between emerging and developed nations but some environmental groups lament its weakness.

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Greens buoyant as oil firm halts testing in DRC park

Africa John Vida - 12 Jun 2014

The state must reaffirm that Virunga has universal value for all humanity, says the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).

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UN targets wildlife traders in Africa sanctions

Africa Staff Reporter - 31 Jan 2014

New UN resolutions bring sanctions against illegal wildlife and resource traders who support armed groups committing social atrocities in Africa.

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Greater Mekong region is on the decline, says WWF

Article Afp Author - 2 May 2013

Demand for farmland may strip the Greater Mekong region of a third of its forest cover over the next two decades, warns a conservation group.

It’s South Africa’s turn to turn off for Earth Hour

Article Staff Reporter - 31 Mar 2012

As people around the world do their part against global warming it is almost South Africa's turn to turn off their lights for Earth Hour 2012.

Pesticides threaten the great reef

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Mar 2012

The Great Barrier Reef in Australia has been put in danger due to farmers using a pesticide, environmental groups warn.

Carbon or resource rent tax?

Article Lynley Donnelly - 9 Mar 2012

The treasury has been pushing for a carbon levy while the ANC is going after resource rents but their positions are not that far apart, experts say.

Where is South Africa’s 21st century energy plan?

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Mar 2012

Join the <em>Mail & Guardian</em> at our Critical Thinking Forum debating South Africa's 21st century energy plan.

Pick n Pay commits to transforming its seafood operations by 2015

Article Advertorial Supplement - 28 Oct 2011

Pick n Pay announced its plans to commit to transforming its entire fresh, frozen and canned seafood operations by the end of 2015.

Vietnam to dispel rhino horn myths

Article Yolandi Groenewald - 30 Sep 2011

A meeting between Vietnam and South Africa revealed that the Vietnamese were completely unaware of the scale of the horn-smuggling racket on its soil.

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