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Rangelands provide a wealth of ecosystem services and support rural economies while harbouring native biodiversity. Courtesy Rauri Alcock

ESG & Sustainability

Planting trees in grasslands won't save the planet – rather protect and restore forests

Susanne Vetter 22 Apr 2024

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Agriculture

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Mark John Costello 2 Apr 2024

De Berg Nature Reserve declared 30th Ramsar site

ESG & Sustainability

De Berg Nature Reserve declared 30th Ramsar site

2 Feb 2024

Mapping Conservation Ecology as a multi-disciplinary and integrated field of study - The AEL

Education

Mapping Conservation Ecology as a multi-disciplinary and integrated field of study - The AEL

Dr Brent Abrahams, Issued by Stone 25 Jan 2024

Urban agriculture isn’t as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms

Agriculture

Urban agriculture isn’t as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms

Jason Hawes, Benjamin Goldstein and Joshua Newell 23 Jan 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Initiative seeks to combat alien species

20 Nov 2023

Achieving urban resilience and sustainability through nexus planning

Construction & Engineering

Achieving urban resilience and sustainability through nexus planning

Luxon Nhamo, Sylvester Mpandeli and Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi 7 Aug 2023

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Agriculture

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Thomas Daum, Frédéric Baudron, Ingo Grass, Matin Qaim and Regina Birner 18 Jul 2023

Trialogue Business in Society Conference: Call for business to play stronger role in societal issues

ESG & Sustainability

Trialogue Business in Society Conference: Call for business to play stronger role in societal issues

Issued by Trialogue 12 May 2023

Cum laude graduate maps the value of grassland ecosystem services

Agriculture

Cum laude graduate maps the value of grassland ecosystem services

8 May 2023

#FarmingfortheFuture: RegenAg SA - Advancing regenerative agriculture for soil, human and planet health

Agriculture

#FarmingfortheFuture: RegenAg SA - Advancing regenerative agriculture for soil, human and planet health

Robin Fredericks 28 Apr 2023

Pioneering sustainable forestry towards a circular economy

Agriculture

Pioneering sustainable forestry towards a circular economy

Marietjie Brown 21 Apr 2023

An armful of scientific evidence underpins Africa's case at COP27

ESG & Sustainability

An armful of scientific evidence underpins Africa's case at COP27

Duncan MacFadyen and Rendani Nenguda 15 Nov 2022

Unlocking the potential of agriculture in Alexandra township | LFP's Hydro Coop

Agriculture

Unlocking the potential of agriculture in Alexandra township | LFP's Hydro Coop

Issued by LFP Agri 30 Aug 2022

Sappi Forests: Providing tangible and practical support for the SDGs

ESG & Sustainability

Sappi Forests: Providing tangible and practical support for the SDGs

Issued by Sappi 10 May 2022

South Africa's ability to manage wastewater is collapsing: what's at risk

Construction & Engineering

South Africa's ability to manage wastewater is collapsing: what's at risk

Kevin Winter and Kirsty Carden 28 Apr 2022

Western Cape government joins battle over mining

Energy & Mining

Western Cape government joins battle over mining

John Yeld 23 Feb 2022

Protected marine areas should serve nature and people: A review of South Africa's efforts

ESG & Sustainability

Protected marine areas should serve nature and people: A review of South Africa's efforts

Judy Mann-Lang, Bruce Quintin Mann and George Branch 20 Jan 2022

Over 80% of Africa's savannah conservation land is failing or deteriorating, new study finds

ESG & Sustainability

Over 80% of Africa's savannah conservation land is failing or deteriorating, new study finds

21 Dec 2021

Education

Why UP researchers like rooibos, Nguni cows and 50 000-piece microbial puzzles

Issued by University of Pretoria 20 Aug 2021

Education

Reimagining Universities

Issued by University of Pretoria 9 Jun 2021

Creecy calls for greater access to finance for low-carbon investment in emerging markets

ESG & Sustainability

Creecy calls for greater access to finance for low-carbon investment in emerging markets

28 Jul 2021

Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank

ESG & Sustainability

Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank

Michael Taylor 2 Jul 2021

Deforestation is driven by global markets

ESG & Sustainability

Deforestation is driven by global markets

Ruben Valbuena and Thomas Lovejoy 11 Jun 2021

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Agriculture

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Anja Gassner, Philip Dobie and Terry Sunderland 7 Jun 2021

SA sees increase in alien invasive species

ESG & Sustainability

SA sees increase in alien invasive species

31 May 2021

Water - not an infinite resource in Kenya

Construction & Engineering

Water - not an infinite resource in Kenya

Simon Thomas 27 May 2021

Sappi managing biodiversity through protection of high value conservation areas

ESG & Sustainability

Sappi managing biodiversity through protection of high value conservation areas

Issued by Sappi 24 May 2021

Ingula Nature Reserve declared wetland of international importance

ESG & Sustainability

Ingula Nature Reserve declared wetland of international importance

5 May 2021

Sanbi appoints Shonisani Munzhedzi as CEO

ESG & Sustainability

Sanbi appoints Shonisani Munzhedzi as CEO

23 Apr 2021

Colonial legacies shape urban nature: why this should change

ESG & Sustainability

Colonial legacies shape urban nature: why this should change

Michelle Cocks and Charlie Shackleton 25 Mar 2021

New forum launched for global soil health

Agriculture

New forum launched for global soil health

24 Mar 2021

Webinar sheds light on holistic management of grapevines

Agriculture

Webinar sheds light on holistic management of grapevines

Carin Venter 12 Mar 2021

Nature: how do you put a price on something that has infinite worth?

ESG & Sustainability

Nature: how do you put a price on something that has infinite worth?

Tom Oliver 8 Feb 2021

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Agriculture

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Anja Gassner, Philip Dobie and Terry Sunderland 4 Feb 2021

New mangrove forest mapping tool puts conservation in reach of coastal communities

Agriculture

New mangrove forest mapping tool puts conservation in reach of coastal communities

Trevor Gareth Jones 15 Jan 2021

Fewer tourists meant less money for wildlife during the pandemic - but there's an alternative

ESG & Sustainability

Fewer tourists meant less money for wildlife during the pandemic - but there's an alternative

Joseph Hamm 24 Dec 2020

Metals from urban pollution are contaminating the last few old forests in Cape Town

ESG & Sustainability

Metals from urban pollution are contaminating the last few old forests in Cape Town

Anne-Liese Naude (Kruger) 15 Dec 2020

New report: More flexibility needed in nature conservation to weather climate change

ESG & Sustainability

New report: More flexibility needed in nature conservation to weather climate change

14 Dec 2020

Food and clean water start with soil biodiversity: Learning more about it is urgent

Agriculture

Food and clean water start with soil biodiversity: Learning more about it is urgent

Charlene Janion-Scheepers 10 Dec 2020

Textile Exchange's Benchmark programme to cover nature impacts for the first time

Retail

Textile Exchange's Benchmark programme to cover nature impacts for the first time

Issued by Sappi 4 Dec 2020

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

ESG & Sustainability

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

Katie Woolaston and Judith Lorraine Fisher 30 Oct 2020

Why microplastics found in Nigeria's freshwaters raise a red flag

ESG & Sustainability

Why microplastics found in Nigeria's freshwaters raise a red flag

Emmanuel O. Akindele 14 Oct 2020

Coastal and marine economy: Can it be salvaged from the impacts of poor water quality?

ESG & Sustainability

Coastal and marine economy: Can it be salvaged from the impacts of poor water quality?

Bonani Madikizela 21 Sep 2020

How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050

ESG & Sustainability

How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050

Michael Obersteiner, David Leclère, Piero Visconti 15 Sep 2020

New project explores impact of biodiversity loss on well-being in Africa

ESG & Sustainability

New project explores impact of biodiversity loss on well-being in Africa

17 Aug 2020

Technology gives hope to Africa's endangered Northern white rhinos

ESG & Sustainability

Technology gives hope to Africa's endangered Northern white rhinos

Pavithra Rao 3 Aug 2020

South African study highlights growing number of landfill sites, and health risks

ESG & Sustainability

South African study highlights growing number of landfill sites, and health risks

Andrew Tomita and Rob Slotow 10 Jul 2020

Scientists warn of increasing threats posed by invasive alien species

ESG & Sustainability

Scientists warn of increasing threats posed by invasive alien species

Wiida Fourie-Basson 29 Jun 2020

Korean bamboo cultivation system recognised as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System

Agriculture

Korean bamboo cultivation system recognised as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System

26 Jun 2020