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Durban businesses clear 326 tonnes of waste from the uMngeni River Banks

Durban businesses clear 326 tonnes of waste from the uMngeni River...

Having witnessed the ongoing illegal dumping alongside the uMngeni River over the past few months, Durban-based Reefer Cold Storage spearheaded a private-public-NPO river clean-up....
New Zealand convicts company of illegal trawling in high seas restricted area

New Zealand convicts company of illegal trawling in high seas restricted...

In late August, a court in Aotearoa New Zealand convicted a subsidiary of one of the country’s major seafood companies of illegal trawling in...
Deadly landslides prompt Philippine president to call for tree planting

Deadly landslides prompt Philippine president to call for tree planting

Typhoon Nalgae, which made five landfalls on Oct. 29, killed 123 people across the Philippines, including at least 61 who died in floods and...
The Business Case to drive investment, reduce deforestation and protect biodiversity

The Business Case to drive investment, reduce deforestation and protect biodiversity

The Business Case for Collective Landscape Action (Business Case) initiative, supported by USAID, in partnership with Rainforest Alliance, CDP, Clarmondial and Conservation International, was...
In Brazilian Amazon, mining harm comes from beyond just the mines, study shows

In Brazilian Amazon, mining harm comes from beyond just the mines,...

A new land-use-change model suggests that the indirect impacts of mining operations in the Brazilian Amazon have been grossly underestimated.Impacts include not only deforestation...

New species of blood-red coral found off Panama coast

Researchers have found...
Hang out with Henry and friends at Crocworld this summer holiday!

Hang out with Henry and friends at Crocworld this summer holiday!

It’s not every day that a Nile Crocodile turns 122, which is why holidaymakers on the KZN South Coast should head to Crocworld Conservation...