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Marion Island is one of the most remote islands on Earth

Marion Island team to be evacuated after polar diesel shortage delays SA Agulhas II voyage

The environment minister has ordered the evacuation of the Marion Island overwintering team after shortages of fuel additives delayed the SA Agulhas II relief voyage to the…

Court battle:  South African Predator Association is seeking an order to set aside minister’s failure to set export quotas.

Legal fight deepens over lion bone trade

The NSPCA and EMS Foundation have been admitted as intervening respondents in a High Court case that could determine whether the Minister is legally required to set export quotas…

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Willie Aucamp

Willie Aucamp: Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

The new minister inherits partial successes in biodiversity, climate adaptation and renewable energy from his predecessors but faces ongoing environmental crises, governance…

According to the department, a variety of illegal motorised devices were being used by recreational anglers to “illegally catch fish as well as sharks”. (Photo by Peter Titmuss UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Appeal court rules against use of drones in SA recreational fishing

The ban on drones and remote-controlled boats is viewed as a win for marine conservation efforts by the environment department

Minister Barbara Creecy’s department presents roadmap on how to achieve 23 green targets set by the global ‘Paris Agreement for nature’ framework.  (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

SA’s progress towards international biodiversity targets provide a glimmer of hope

Creecy’s department presents roadmap on how to achieve 23 green targets set by the global ‘Paris Agreement for nature’ framework

The department of fisheries said it conducted “as much” monitoring as possible prior to the cargo disposal “through the acquisition of satellite imagery and ocean current modelling”.(Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

No evidence yet of harm to marine life after West Coast chemical cargo dump

The department of forestry, fisheries and the environment says a medium to long-term study of the environment is to start in mid-March

Cape fur seals.

Cape fur seal die-off: NGO fundraises for test kits to help to find out why

Work is underway to determine if a marine biotoxin is linked to seal mortalities, although preliminary tests have proven negative or insignificant

The House of Lords is expected to pass legislation that will make it illegal for citizens to bring home any animal body part.  (JENS-ULRICH KOCH/DDP/AFP via Getty Images)

UK decision to ban trophy-hunting imports disregards South Africa’s conservation success, government says

Animal rights groups say trophy hunting is unsustainable in sub-Saharan Africa, but research finds a ban on imports could have negative socioeconomic consequences

With two units at Koeberg nuclear power station likely to be out of commission at the same time, Eskom will struggle to keep the lights on, said Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.

‘Rule of law’ closes in as Eskom’s applications to postpone compliance with air pollution standards are denied

Eskom warns that the decision, if implemented, will cause immediate power blackouts, as well as push electricity tariffs higher

Sixteen southern white rhinos have been moved from &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal to Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
(Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)

South Africa witnesses alarming spike in rhino poaching

Twenty-three rhinos have been killed in 36 hours, according to a nonprofit organisation; the environment department says this figure is 24 since the beginning of December

Karpowership environmental impact assessments thrown out

Department of forestry, fisheries and environment refuses to grant environmental authorisation for gas-to-power projects