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Shoprite Group recycles sanitising wipes

Shoprite Group recycles sanitising wipes

The Shoprite Group is the first retailer to recycle wipes from its 1 328 supermarkets nationwide. The wipes, which are green to identify them as...
Wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon are decimating jaguars

Wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon are decimating jaguars

Well over 1,400 jaguars were displaced or killed between 2016 and 2019 with nearly 500 of them in 2016 alone. In Brazil’s Amazon region jaguars...
A number of EU nations embrace nuclear as a green energy source

A number of EU nations embrace nuclear as a green energy...

10 member states have asked the European Commission to add nuclear energy to the green sources of power. Europe is facing an energy crisis and...
Nuclear energy can help make UK electricity green by 2035

Nuclear energy can help make UK electricity green by 2035

What energy technology is low-carbon and reliable? The UK government’s answer seems to be nuclear power. Boris Johnson is set to announce at the Conservative...
Tackling South Africa’s environmental challenges while still running a profitable business

Tackling South Africa’s environmental challenges while still running a profitable business

Pretoria, – It is no longer a question of if, but when. The pressure on nations to cut their carbon emissions as climate change tightens...
Aquasky - Perfect water coming from the sky

Can the perfect water come from the sky?

Drinking water is crucial for your health and essentially keeps you alive but drinking the wrong water could be doing you all types of...
Johannesburg is at the forefront of low carbon development and resilience planning

Zutari assists African cities to respond to climate change

In Africa and the developing world, there is increasing acknowledgement of the importance of mitigating climate-change risk The recent release of the Working Group I...
3D printed Nike Air Max sneaker

Reduce your environmental footprint with one-of-a-kind 3D printed Nike Air Max...

To celebrate the anniversary of the iconic Nike Air Max Classic BW, the brand sought to merge the past with the future in a...
Researchers use AI to create global ‘climate attribution’ map

Researchers use AI to create global ‘climate attribution’ map

Based on the machine learning-assisted map results, some 85% of the global population already lives in a place with climate change impacts. There’s much that’s...
Living in a clean and healthy environment is a ‘human right’

Living in a clean and healthy environment is a ‘human right’

Everyone on Earth has the right to live healthy lives in a clean and sustainable environment, the UN says. Living in a healthy environment isn’t...
The danger of nurdle pollution

Big prizes up for grabs in the national nurdle (mermaid tear)...

Following the resurgence of plastic nurdle pollution across South African beaches, Litter4Tokens – in partnership with Lifesaving South Africa, and the Centre of Regenerative...
Freshwater shortages could worsen for billions of people

Freshwater shortages could worsen for billions of people

Lack of water continues to be a major cause of concern for many nations, especially in Africa. Freshwater sources are already scarce in many areas...