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Despite the country’s globally significant biodiversity, ecosystems across terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine and marine environments are under escalating pressure.
30X30 PLAN

Kunming Declaration on biodiversity: A show of political will that lacks targets

More than 100 countries pledged to better protect nature at UN biodiversity talks last week

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
Infectious disease specialist Florian Steiner (L) and quarantine office leader Thomas Klotzkowski disinfect themselves during a demonstration of the proceedings at the ward of Berlin’s Charite hospital in August 2014. (Photo by Tim Brakemeier/DPA/AFP)
AFRICAN CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

How to escape the ‘era of pandemics’

Any of 850 000 viruses could cause the next global crisis. Experts say we should focus on prevention

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read
Member sof the Xolobeni Community walk home following a community meeting where they discussed their opposition to the mine in the area. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BELINDA REYERS

Biodiversity loss threatens us all

South Africa has not signed the Leader’s Pledge for Nature, despite the Earth’s interdependent crisis of biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation and climate change

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
A landmark report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in May last year painted a bleak picture of our planet’s health.
BIODIVERSITY

A healthy Earth needs its indigenous people

They have played a crucial role in protecting biodiversity on their land but are largely relegated to the back seats in discussions at the local and international levels that aim…

  • Terry Teegee
6 min read