For the past 9 months, YouLead Warriors from Khayelitsha have actively participated in understanding climate change and the impact it has on South Africa, through a number of experiential activities which all contributed towards their achieving their Bronze President’s Award.
The Stamp Out Marine Plastic Pollution Awards have announced finalists in their quest to eliminate plastic pollution, which ultimately ends up in the ocean, destroying habitats and endangering marine species.
KwaZulu-Natal conservationist Sheelagh Antrobus has just been accepted as a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Geographical Society, the professional body that advances geography and supports related fields of interest across the globe.
The South African Initiative to End Plastic Waste has already made important progress in its efforts to find workable solutions that will end plastic from polluting the environment.
Spekboom, which absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere faster than most other trees in dry conditions, is the dominant tree of the thicket ecosystem that used to cover up to 5 million hectares across the Eastern Cape.
WastePreneurs, an initiative that helps to uplift Joburg’s informal waste collectors, has won its first interdict against the City of Johannesburg Property Company, repealing its eviction from Pirates Sports Club in Greenside.
It is high time that Safripol, one of Africa’s top plastic manufacturers, takes full responsibility for its toxic legacy of air pollution in local communities.
The restoration of Gorongosa National Park has been a huge effort involving national government, including the recruitment of more than 270 field rangers.
At a press conference held in Johannesburg recently, the issue of overfishing and overuse of ocean resources was unpacked with a specific focus on the Western Indian Ocean.
South Africa and neighbouring states must act urgently to save what is already the world’s most smuggled mammal. Conservation NGO WildAid estimates that 100 000 pangolins are taken from the wild each year in Africa and Asia.
South Africa continues to invest in dirty energy like coal, oil and gas, leaving no hope that our country will reduce our carbon footprint, which is among the highest in the world, in the short time-frame climate science warn we have left to prevent catastrophy.
While plastic is an incredibly useful resource, especially in certain applications such as healthcare, we need to start being far more mindful of how we use it. And in this regard, single-use plastics that are designed to be thrown away after a very brief use period are no longer acceptable.
The city of Cape Town has approved new provisions that allows for the installation of minor freestanding cell masts on properties zoned as Community Use (churches, schools, clinics and hospitals), Utilities, Transport, Public Open Space and Agriculture.
Nine budding farmers from around the country have made the cut as finalists in the SAB Urban Agriculture Youth Entrepreneurship Programme. They will receive training and investment to grow their farms.
In October 2019 a successful security operation led to the arrest of several suspects involved in a large illegal logging operation in Mozambique’s Coutada 4, a hunting concession that lies on the northern border of Zinave National Park.
