The Jukskei River catchment project highlights how green infrastructure can cut flood damage, manage invasive species and improve urban health

Biodiversity loss has become a systemic risk to the global economy, as businesses continue to profit from nature while failing to pay for the damage

Most of the continent’s wildlife survives outside of protected areas

Honey bees are invaluable to the environment and the economy, and their protection is essential

Harmful effects associated with unsafe temperatures are largely in the tropics, rising rapidly after 2050. In the temperate and polar areas, changes are likely to arise from…

The paper recognises the intrinsic value of all ecological systems and inter-relatedness of people and nature — but lacks details on how it will be implemented

Although South Africa no longer practices ‘fortress conservation’, the shift to to protecting resources for people is criticised for incorporating nature in a neoliberal…

A green investment increases resilience and adapts cities to the harmful effects of climate change — and increases property prices and addresses issues such as health, water,…

For each rand spent on rehabilitating the river system, the return is at least R1.70 if not more