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The destruction of wetlands affects water availability, biodiversity, climate stability and the wellbeing of all life, including people’s livelihoods. Photo: File
CLIMATE CHANGE WETLANDS

A fifth of world’s wetlands may vanish by 2050, scientists warn

The destruction of wetlands affects water availability, biodiversity, climate stability and the wellbeing of all life, including people’s livelihoods

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
Good news: Efforts in KwaZulu-Natal to save the wattled crane have proved effective. Photo: Griffin Shanungu/Endangered Wildlife Trust
AFRICA S CRANE SPECIES

Wattled crane downlisting to endangered ‘a conservation triumph’

This means the population of wattled cranes in South Africa is no longer declining

  • Sheree Bega
3 min read
The National Arctic Scientific Research Expedition team, organised for the fourth time this year in the Arctic Ocean, identified the decreasing sea ice due to global climate change through sampling, evaluation, observation, and unmanned aerial vehicles. In the studies, conducted using remote sensing methods, an analysis of the average sea ice distribution for June 2023 and 2024 revealed a significant decrease in sea ice. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
BIODIVERSITY LOSS

Climate change solutions not always good for biodiversity

‘Sticking plaster fixes’ such as geoengineering could have unwanted side effects

  • Delphine Paysant
3 min read