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Green Corridors Launches Green Concrete Pavers to Instal in Schools in Durban

Green Corridors Launches Green Concrete Pavers to Instal in Schools in...

The Green Corridors’ KwaMashu Materials Beneficiation Centre has launched its Green Concrete Pavers along with a Crowd-Funding Campaign to install the pavers in KwaMashu...
No requiem for sharks just yet as nations push to protect species from trade

No requiem for sharks just yet as nations push to protect...

Nations party to CITES, the global convention on the trade in endangered species, are supporting three proposals to list dozens of sharks and rays...
Renishaw Hills connects with rhino conservationist for compelling talk

Renishaw Hills connects with rhino conservationist for compelling talk

The residents of Renishaw Hills on the mid-South Coast reflect the conservation-minded ethos of this mature lifestyle estate. This was evidenced by the warm...
Bolivian protected areas hit hard by forest fires

Bolivian protected areas hit hard by forest fires

Nearly 9,000 square kilometers (3,475 square miles) had been burned across Bolivia by mid-September, according to government figures.Tucabaca Valley Municipal Wildlife and Otuquis National...

Global survey supports the greening of African cities

More African cities participate in survey that tracks the development of urban green spaces As the world’s cities continue to expand, the value of green...

Practical solution to the climate crisis: New platform set to scaffold tree-based...

Photo by Daniel Tiveau/CIFOR Just in time to offer practical solutions at the COP27, the unique platform will facilitate the implementation of the climate adaptation agenda . (SHARM EL SHEIKH,...
Amid conflict and chaos, a reforestation project surges ahead in Haiti

Amid conflict and chaos, a reforestation project surges ahead in Haiti

An important reforestation project is forging ahead in Haiti, despite the nation’s economic and political upheavals.Reforesting 50 hectares (124 acres) with native plants this...
Let’s use smart tech solutions to deal with climate change, too (commentary)

Let’s use smart tech solutions to deal with climate change, too...

A major solution to fix aging infrastructure to adapt to climate change realities is building smarter – not bigger.When it comes to choosing the...
Museums fighting climate need not fight activists, too

Museums fighting climate need not fight activists, too

Museums are also climate activists, racing to protect centuries of wood, paper, silk and metal from catastrophe. They’re allies in the fight. Climate activists have...
With climate reparations finally on the table at COP27, what now?

With climate reparations finally on the table at COP27, what now?

The question of who should pay damages for climate change-induced losses is finally on the table at the COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh,...
EU ‘moving the goal posts’ with new timber requirement, Indonesia says

EU ‘moving the goal posts’ with new timber requirement, Indonesia says

In 2011, Indonesia began the process of ensuring that its timber exports to the European Union met strict legality verification standards, which the EU...
Too late to prevent climate change - Experts share what we can do instead

Too late to prevent climate change – Experts share what we...

(Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 11 November 2022) – The climate crisis is here – and its impacts, from wildfires to floods and heatwaves, are...