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Fishers in Port Nolloth are opposing TotalEnergies’ bid to explore for gas and oil off the West Coast. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

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Tusk royal patron Prince William honours Africa's wildlife warriors

Tusk royal patron Prince William honours Africa's wildlife warriors

5 Oct 2017

World Bank approves $20m for sustainable fisheries, marine conservation in Seychelles

World Bank approves $20m for sustainable fisheries, marine conservation in Seychelles

5 Oct 2017

How to work out which coral reefs will bleach, and which might be spared

Clothilde Emilie Langlais, Andrew Lenton, and Scot 3 Oct 2017

2017 Tusk Conservation Awards to be streamed live

2017 Tusk Conservation Awards to be streamed live

29 Sep 2017

Why now is the time for sustainability in travel

Why now is the time for sustainability in travel

Brett Tollman 27 Sep 2017

SANParks calls for further assistance in fight against rhino poaching

SANParks calls for further assistance in fight against rhino poaching

22 Sep 2017

Hong Kong-based airline adopts baby rhino in support of Investec Rhino Lifeline project

Hong Kong-based airline adopts baby rhino in support of Investec Rhino Lifeline project

22 Sep 2017

Rhino poachers get prison time

22 Sep 2017

Predictive analytics, cognitive computing, big data used in anti-rhino poaching solution

Predictive analytics, cognitive computing, big data used in anti-rhino poaching solution

22 Sep 2017

Tongji University students tackle rhino horn demand management in China using design

Tongji University students tackle rhino horn demand management in China using design

22 Sep 2017

MyPlanet Rhino Fund supports variety of rhino conservation, education projects in 2017

MyPlanet Rhino Fund supports variety of rhino conservation, education projects in 2017

22 Sep 2017

The fight against poaching must shift to empowering communities

The fight against poaching must shift to empowering communities

Annette Hübschle 21 Sep 2017

The new face of the Sahel

The new face of the Sahel

Ernest Harsch 20 Sep 2017

Dual Mpact for Wadeville Plant

Dual Mpact for Wadeville Plant

Mpact 20 Sep 2017

Fisheries in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific: Immense opportunities, critical challenges

Viwanou Gnassounou 19 Sep 2017

2017 Annual WESSA Awards winners announced

2017 Annual WESSA Awards winners announced

19 Sep 2017

2017-2019 Next Einstein Forum fellows announced

18 Sep 2017

Val Thomas, founder and co-creator of TheTreeApp

#InnovationMonth: TheTreeApp making strides in SA tree identification

Cari Coetzee 18 Sep 2017

Chocolate industry driving deforestation of Ivory Coast: report

Chocolate industry driving deforestation of Ivory Coast: report

15 Sep 2017

Is it ethical to take a luxury holiday in a ‘developing' country?

Paul Hanna 15 Sep 2017

How does a prime tourist attraction comply with water restrictions?

How does a prime tourist attraction comply with water restrictions?

15 Sep 2017

Invasive pine trees in the Western Cape have affected lizards causing their numbers to drop significantly. Author supplied

Invasive plants have a much bigger impact than we imagine

Susana Clusella-Trullas and Raquel A Garcia 14 Sep 2017

FEDHASA calls on members to become innovative in saving water

14 Sep 2017

#InnovationMonth: Aerobotics, RanMarine teams up on river water management in #cocreate2Accelerate

#InnovationMonth: Aerobotics, RanMarine teams up on river water management in #cocreate2Accelerate

Cari Coetzee 13 Sep 2017

The Table Bay brings green consciousness to employees, educates on R&R

13 Sep 2017

Art Curator Gallery to host Art of Conservation project

Art Curator Gallery to host Art of Conservation project

12 Sep 2017

SANParks' 2017 Kudu Awards open for entries

SANParks' 2017 Kudu Awards open for entries

11 Sep 2017

Africa's ambitious new biodiversity laws come with teeth, will protect people too

Africa's ambitious new biodiversity laws come with teeth, will protect people too

Willem Daniel Lubbe 11 Sep 2017

Wildlife crime pays off big time

Wildlife crime pays off big time

Sipho Mabena 11 Sep 2017

Corruption fuelling ivory trade in central Africa: study

8 Sep 2017

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How to work out which coral reefs will bleach, and which might be spared

Clothilde Emilie Langlais, Andrew Lenton, and Scot 3 Oct 2017

2017 Tusk Conservation Awards to be streamed live

2017 Tusk Conservation Awards to be streamed live

29 Sep 2017

Why now is the time for sustainability in travel

Why now is the time for sustainability in travel

Brett Tollman 27 Sep 2017

SANParks calls for further assistance in fight against rhino poaching

SANParks calls for further assistance in fight against rhino poaching

22 Sep 2017

Hong Kong-based airline adopts baby rhino in support of Investec Rhino Lifeline project

Hong Kong-based airline adopts baby rhino in support of Investec Rhino Lifeline project

22 Sep 2017

Rhino poachers get prison time

22 Sep 2017

Predictive analytics, cognitive computing, big data used in anti-rhino poaching solution

Predictive analytics, cognitive computing, big data used in anti-rhino poaching solution

22 Sep 2017

Tongji University students tackle rhino horn demand management in China using design

Tongji University students tackle rhino horn demand management in China using design

22 Sep 2017

MyPlanet Rhino Fund supports variety of rhino conservation, education projects in 2017

MyPlanet Rhino Fund supports variety of rhino conservation, education projects in 2017

22 Sep 2017

The fight against poaching must shift to empowering communities

The fight against poaching must shift to empowering communities

Annette Hübschle 21 Sep 2017

The new face of the Sahel

The new face of the Sahel

Ernest Harsch 20 Sep 2017

Dual Mpact for Wadeville Plant

Dual Mpact for Wadeville Plant

Mpact 20 Sep 2017

Fisheries in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific: Immense opportunities, critical challenges

Viwanou Gnassounou 19 Sep 2017

2017 Annual WESSA Awards winners announced

2017 Annual WESSA Awards winners announced

19 Sep 2017

2017-2019 Next Einstein Forum fellows announced

18 Sep 2017

Val Thomas, founder and co-creator of TheTreeApp

#InnovationMonth: TheTreeApp making strides in SA tree identification

Cari Coetzee 18 Sep 2017

Chocolate industry driving deforestation of Ivory Coast: report

Chocolate industry driving deforestation of Ivory Coast: report

15 Sep 2017

Is it ethical to take a luxury holiday in a ‘developing' country?

Paul Hanna 15 Sep 2017

How does a prime tourist attraction comply with water restrictions?

How does a prime tourist attraction comply with water restrictions?

15 Sep 2017

Invasive pine trees in the Western Cape have affected lizards causing their numbers to drop significantly. Author supplied

Invasive plants have a much bigger impact than we imagine

Susana Clusella-Trullas and Raquel A Garcia 14 Sep 2017

FEDHASA calls on members to become innovative in saving water

14 Sep 2017

#InnovationMonth: Aerobotics, RanMarine teams up on river water management in #cocreate2Accelerate

#InnovationMonth: Aerobotics, RanMarine teams up on river water management in #cocreate2Accelerate

Cari Coetzee 13 Sep 2017

The Table Bay brings green consciousness to employees, educates on R&R

13 Sep 2017

Art Curator Gallery to host Art of Conservation project

Art Curator Gallery to host Art of Conservation project

12 Sep 2017

SANParks' 2017 Kudu Awards open for entries

SANParks' 2017 Kudu Awards open for entries

11 Sep 2017

Africa's ambitious new biodiversity laws come with teeth, will protect people too

Africa's ambitious new biodiversity laws come with teeth, will protect people too

Willem Daniel Lubbe 11 Sep 2017

Wildlife crime pays off big time

Wildlife crime pays off big time

Sipho Mabena 11 Sep 2017

Corruption fuelling ivory trade in central Africa: study

8 Sep 2017

Protecting Africa's drylands key to the continent's future

Protecting Africa's drylands key to the continent's future

Sam Otieno 7 Sep 2017

Pacific corals in 'worrying' state: researchers

Pacific corals in 'worrying' state: researchers

7 Sep 2017

How Nigeria is wasting its rich water resources

How Nigeria is wasting its rich water resources

Nelson Odume and Andrew Slaughter 6 Sep 2017

Taking the pulse of the natural world with IoT

Taking the pulse of the natural world with IoT

Reshaad Sha 5 Sep 2017

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From bush to soap: Finding a sustainable solution to a problematic shrub

4 Sep 2017

Conservation icon defends rhino baron

Conservation icon defends rhino baron

Tony Carnie 1 Sep 2017

Waiting to inhale: Radiation and living near mines

Waiting to inhale: Radiation and living near mines

1 Sep 2017

South Africa's first online rhino horn auction ends in risky impasse

South Africa's first online rhino horn auction ends in risky impasse

Keith Somerville 30 Aug 2017

How scientists can help make the sustainable development goals a reality

How scientists can help make the sustainable development goals a reality

Tolullah Oni 29 Aug 2017

FredD via - Fishermen on their traditional boats near Shimoni (Kenya)

What Kenya's government can do to protect, and benefit from, ocean resources

David Obura 28 Aug 2017

Grootbos accommodation, forest lodge exterior

Award-winning Grootbos Private Nature Reserve certified by Fair Trade Tourism

25 Aug 2017

The dangers of being a defender of environmental justice in South Africa

The dangers of being a defender of environmental justice in South Africa

Kirsten Youens 25 Aug 2017