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Ropeless fishing reduces whale entanglements, UCT study finds

Bryde’s whales are particularly vulnerable to entanglements in trap fishing ropes because of their ability to dive deep and fast to catch their food, but a new technology could…

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

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

Eating into land: Only 12% of the earth’s rangelands are protected and industrial-scale farmers as well as pastoralists such as these from Nigeria are causing these areas to shrink. Photo: Luis Tato/AFP

First-of-its-kind rangeland atlas pushes for protection

Rangelands are ‘nature’s gift to humanity’, but have been overlooked, neglected

Bring women farmers to the food security table

SA will have to produce 50% more food by 2050 or face crisis — WWF report

​South Africa faces an impending food security crisis if there isn’t urgent action to correct unsustainable practices

Andry Rajoelina’s opponent, Marc Ravalomanana, is less than perfect on the environment, but next to Rajoelina he looks like a battle-hardened eco-activist. (AFP)

Madagascar elections: An environmental disaster in waiting

Election of Andry Rajoelina as Madagascar’s new president would be yet another blow to the survival of nature

In recent years Bolivia has changed its Constitution to grant nature equal rights to humans

African drive to embrace all life

A local group is drafting a legal framework for nature’s protection, writes Fiona Macleod.

Carbon dioxide ‘driving fish mad’

Carbon dioxide ‘driving fish mad’

Researchers find that it is making them increasingly vulnerable to predators.

WWF takes issue with rhino horn ‘consumer countries’

WWF takes issue with rhino horn ‘consumer countries’

Despite the dramatic increase in rhino poaching, "consumer states" such as China, Thailand and Vietnam have not prosecuted one case.

WWF: Renewable sources can supply sufficient energy

It will take trillions of dollars but the world can get all the energy it needs from wind, water, solar and geothermal sources by 2050, says the WWF.

SA’s greenhouse emissions very high, says WWF

South Africa’s greenhouse gas emissions per capita are similar to that of industrialised countries, the WWF said on Wednesday.

SA warned over water resources

South Africa’s demand for fresh water will exceed its supply by 2025, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) warned on Tuesday. Urgent and immediate action must be taken to stave…