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Johannesburg mall prepares for Solar Christmas

Johannesburg mall prepares for Solar Christmas

Solar plant and solar trees light up popular shopping centre Reverse vending machines enable shoppers to recycle Bumper festive season planned The lights won’t be going out...
Eco-Pressure: Power Clean Your Way to a Greener World

Eco-Pressure: Power Clean Your Way to a Greener World

How using a pressure washer contributes to sustainability In a world where environmental sustainability is of overriding importance, every individual and business has a role...
Marine aquaculture has a key role in limiting CO2 emissions

Marine aquaculture has a key role in limiting CO2 emissions

New research looks at how to limit CO2 emissions from marine aquaculture, a key source of food and other products like shells. Marine aquaculture, or...
‘Mind-blowing’ new orchid species found in Madagascar forest canopy

‘Mind-blowing’ new orchid species found in Madagascar forest canopy

Scientists from Madagascar, the U.S. and Europe have described a new orchid species from the forests of central Madagascar, which has a record-breaking long...
KLM further expands approach for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

KLM further expands approach for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has started adding 0.5% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for flights departing from Amsterdam. In addition, KLM will offer its customers the option of purchasing an...
Locals slam Zimbabwe for turning a blind eye to Chinese miner’s violations

Locals slam Zimbabwe for turning a blind eye to Chinese miner’s...

Mining workers and villagers near the Bikita Minerals lithium mine in Zimbabwe accuse the government and Chinese mining company Sinomine Resource Group of sidelining...

Amazon forest to savannah tipping point could be far closer than...

In the 1970s, scientists recognized that the Amazon makes half of its own rainfall via evaporation and transpiration from vegetation. Researchers also recognized that...
Support from the Conservation Sector for the National Departments’ Drone Fishing Notice

Support from the Conservation Sector for the National Departments’ Drone Fishing...

Johannesburg, 24 March 2022: The WILDTRUST, along with several other conservation driven entities, fully support the recently published notice of the Department of Forestry,...
Brazil’s cattle industry could suffer major losses without climate policies, report says

Brazil’s cattle industry could suffer major losses without climate policies, report...

Domestic beef production in Brazil could drop by 25% by 2050 as governments and the private sector look to step up climate change and...

Chocolate and agroforestry accelerate in El Salvador

Cacao, which is the main ingredient in chocolate, is making a comeback in El Salvador. Centuries ago the crop was so valued that it...
Young activists can help lead the fight for a healthier planet

Young activists can help lead the fight for a healthier planet

Young activists have a lot to teach the world about the climate crisis and how to approach these issues in the future. Greta Thunberg has...
Snack giant PepsiCo sourced palm oil from razed Indigenous land – investigation

Snack giant PepsiCo sourced palm oil from razed Indigenous land –...

In the last few years it is likely that PepsiCo has been using in its production palm oil from deforested land claimed by the...