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DEWA Innovation Centre and 800MW 3rd phase of the Mohammed bin...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 26 November 2020: HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler...
Crocworld Conservation Centre announces big changes as it bids farewell to the team leader

Crocworld Conservation Centre announces big changes as it bids farewell to...

Nine years, 50 mambas, more than 2 000 callouts, and thousands of visitors taught about the importance of nature conservation…Crocworld Conservation Centre’s outgoing Centre Manager,...
KZN’s first fully eco-dive operator launches on the South Coast

KZN’s first fully eco-dive operator launches on the South Coast

'Breath hold' diving has been around for centuries, but in the last four years freediving has gained immense popularity and is currently one of the...
Matthew Mole

South African musician uses his voice for the Oceans

Johannesburg, 25 November20: SAMA Award winning musician Matthew Mole recently added his voice to the chorus calling for increased ocean protection within Marine Protected...
Air quality regulation has ‘saved 1.5 billion birds’ in the US

Air quality regulation has ‘saved 1.5 billion birds’ in the US

Reducing pollution can have positive impacts in unexpected places. Air pollution has reached endemic proportions across much of the planet and it’s not just people...
Many species are finding it hard to adopt to a warming climate

Many species are finding it hard to adopt to a warming...

The activities of countless species are timed to their environment, including usual temperatures throughout the year. The activities of countless species are timed to their...
Justin Smith, Billy Oosthuizen, Stefan Rabe, Premier Alan Winde

Green industries lauded as engines of Western Cape’s economic growth as...

South Africa’s Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries have identified the country’s 'green economy' as a sector that could contribute to economic recovery from...

Suqia UAE opens registration for 3rd cycle of the Mohammed bin...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 24 November 2020, (AETOSWire): The UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia UAE), under the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives,...
Climate change is causing hurricanes to be more destructive over land

Climate change is causing hurricanes to be more destructive over land

Warming weather is causing hurricanes that end up making landfall to take more time to weaken. Hurricane season in the Atlantic has been particularly bad...
Decarbonizing the global food system is a big step towards mitigating climate change

Decarbonizing the global food system is a big step towards mitigating...

Agriculture alone accounts for a third of global emissions, and its impacts could increase further still. A new study by scientists from the University of...
Polluted air helps COVID-19 spread, experts say

Polluted air helps COVID-19 spread, experts say

Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution can make people more susceptible to COVID-19. Once the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 arrived in the...
Nice to have known you? Newly discovered langurs are facing extinction

Nice to have known you? Newly discovered langurs are facing extinction

The newly described primate has been named after Mount Popa, a sacred pilgrim site in Myanmar. It’s not every day that new species of non-human...