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Marine ecology: The Convex Seascape Survey team on a recent expedition in Algoa Bay to map
the blue carbon in the seabed.
Photos: Convex Seascape Survey
team in Algoa Bay

Algoa Bay’s living mud: Scientists are unlocking the secrets of blue carbon beneath the waves

They are part of the Convex Seascape Survey, an ambitious research programme providing critical data on what the world needs to fully incorporate the ocean into policy efforts to…

The World Restoration Flagships, spanning 18 countries, showcase large-scale efforts to revive forests, grasslands, farms and coastlines, restore biodiversity and secure sustainable livelihoods

UN names four new World Restoration Flagships to heal degraded ecosystems

The World Restoration Flagships, spanning 18 countries, showcase large-scale efforts to revive forests, grasslands, farms and coastlines, restore biodiversity and secure…

The research team in front of the main nest. (Michele Francis)

World’s oldest termite mounds discovered in SA are key to climate change and carbon storage studies

There is growing evidence that termites have a substantial but still poorly understood role in the carbon cycle

Hemp can play an important role in dealing with climate change and pollution

Sky’s the limit for industrial hemp farming in SA

The tax puts a price on releasing greenhouse gases from fuel combustion and industrial processes. (Samantha Reinders)

South Africa forges ahead with domestic carbon offset programme

Industries can take advantage of carbon tax allowances if they finance projects mitigation projects

Denuded: The Amazonia rainforest in Brazil. The Amazon Basin absorbs large amounts of CO2 emissions. Photo: Mauro Pimentel/AFP/Getty Images

Reforestation boosts planet’s green lungs

A new study shows the past 20 years of forest regeneration and reforestation efforts globally have contributed to the restoration of carbon sinks

Restoration: Illegal charcoal production and logging are the main threats to the conservation of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Alexis Huguet/AFP)

Afforestation can hinder fight against global warming if done wrong, study says

A simplistic approach to tree restoration without not properly accounting for the complexities of plant and atmosphere interactions can cause problems

Over-exploitation has degraded billions of hectares of land

The well-being of about 3.2-billion people, 40% of the world’s population, has been harmed

Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo teams collecting trees for planting

South Africa’s potential to expand tree cover as a climate mitigation tool

Should Africa’s largest emitter rely on tree planting initiatives to mitigate?