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SA restaurants ‘all at sea’ when it comes to sustainability
Red-listed species are on restaurant menus in Gauteng, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape
Rhino poaching must be tackled as crime crisis, not as a conservation crisis
Wildlife Justice Commission says law enforcement agencies must address it as transnational organised crime
Creecy must decide on island closures to either save penguins or retain fishing
The population of the endangered seabirds has plummeted to a record low
Ramaphosa’s energy crisis plan far-reaching and comprehensive, says presidential climate commission
Environmental groups have also welcomed the plan but have highlighted potential flaws
Climate change bill: ‘One of the most important draft laws to cross the desks of SA’s lawmakers’
Bill moves towards the all-of-government approach required to mount effective climate response, but there are concerns that it is ‘toothless’
How sugar, tobacco or waste gases could power your next flight
South Africa has the immediate technical potential to produce 3.2 billion litres of alternative aviation fuels annually
South Africa’s support for strong, global plastic treaty hailed as progressive
Last year, leaked documents showed that the country was rejecting the proposed treaty
South Africa’s newest national park will be in an agricultural landscape
People living on communal land and commercial farmers can incorporate their land into the new park and benefit from financial incentives
South Africa and other countries ignore waste reduction in climate plan
‘If plastic were a country, it would already be the fifth-largest emitter in the world’
Plastic bottles most ‘sustainable’ water packaging option – industry
But conservation group questions the applicability of the US study to South Africa and says people should rather drink tap water
Companies are grasping at straws
Companies are keen to ditch plastic straws, but replacing them with single-use alternatives is not the best option, environmentalists say
South Africa won’t support proposed global plastic ban treaty, draft document reveals
Critics say the environment department’s argument that the treaty would be a duplication of existing agreements is flawed
Penguins can’t get enough to eat
The causes include commercial fishing near their colonies and a scarcity of sardines and anchovies
Water worries for Musina-Makhado special economic zone
More than 20 organisations, concerned individuals sign an open letter to Ministers Barbara Creecy and Ebrahim Patel calling for integrated assessment of coal-based mega-project
We need to dump our take-make-waste attitude to plastic
A new report by the WWF says how plastic is produced and used must be fundamentally redesigned