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In India, air pollution is a far worse threat than Covid-19

In India, air pollution is a far worse threat than Covid-19

Locals venturing outdoors in New Delhi “felt an itching or burning sensation in the eyes and throat,” a newspaper reported. India has been battered by...
Burt Rodrigues, CEO of Biodx

Insight: How effective is your cleaning company, and the products they...

Burt Rodrigues CEO of Biodx gives his insight on the managing your cleaning company. Managing your cleaning company “Your staff have come back, albeit warily but...
We commute less but use more power

We commute less but use more power

When it comes to residential power usage patterns, the “days of the week cease to have meaning,” says economist Steve Cicala. For all the climate...
By century’s end wildlife habitats could shrink by a quarter

By century’s end wildlife habitats could shrink by a quarter

Already mammals, birds and amphibians around the planet have seen their natural habitat range shrink by 18% on average. As the global human population continues...
A shift in financing can make our fisheries more sustainable

A shift in financing can make our fisheries more sustainable

Over a third of the world’s fisheries have been overexploited and the health of marine ecosystems is in decline. Our oceans provide around 90 million...
Tuffy teams up with WWF SA to drive plastic waste awareness

Tuffy teams up with WWF SA to drive plastic waste awareness

South African packaging manufacturer Tuffy has partnered with WWF SA to drive education, awareness and behaviour change around plastic waste. Tuffy teams up with WWF...

AMAALA and Oceanoscientific Steer Environmental Research Sailing Expedition

Two-week scientific expedition to study the impact of chemical contaminants on water bodies as well as human health Maxi-catamaran AMAALA Explorer, a zero-carbon emission vessel,...
Litter4Tokens calls for assistance following resurgence of plastic nurdle pollution on SA beaches

Litter4Tokens calls for assistance following resurgence of plastic nurdle pollution on...

A recent spill of plastic nurdles - a catastrophic source of harmful microplastic pollution - took place recently, off the coast of Plettenburg Bay....
Nitrous oxide is a far more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2

Nitrous oxide is a far more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2

Each year, more than 100 million tons of nitrogen are spread on crops in the form of synthetic fertilizer. Nitrous oxide from agriculture and other sources is...
Yummy? Fly larvae could be an ecofriendly and nutritious foodstuff

Yummy? Fly larvae could be an ecofriendly and nutritious foodstuff

“If you care about the environment, then you should consider and be willing to eat insect protein,” a scientist says. Insects have long been a...
Pandemic action and climate action must go hand in hand

Pandemic action and climate action must go hand in hand

We’re at a critical juncture for overcoming not one but two of the biggest crises facing humanity. We’re at a critical juncture for overcoming not...
Biodiversity loss will be ‘driving future pandemics’

Biodiversity loss will be ‘driving future pandemics’

Pandemics could happen more often in future, kill more people and wreak even worse damage on the global economy. The Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a...