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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

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

  • Chris Gilili
3 min read
The University of the Free State’s green project aims to curb environmental impact of concrete by using industrial waste and by-products. (Photo by Ahmed Zakot/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
AIR POLLUTION

Using ‘rubbish’ instead of stone makes concrete greener

The University of the Free State’s green project aims to curb environmental impact of concrete by using industrial waste and by-products

  • Chris Gilili
3 min read