Green Corridors Receives Award from Plastics SA

Green Corridors Receives Award from Plastics SA

Durban-based NPO Green Corridors, which cares for green spaces around the City, this week was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by Plastics SA for...
Concrete fails. We need new ways to assess climate risk.

Concrete fails. We need new ways to assess climate risk.

Experts say a new way to assess bridges and buildings, with precise climate data and high-tech sensors, would offer better insight on safety. Because of...
Why SA is primed to develop green energy practitioners

Why SA is primed to develop green energy practitioners

By effectively rolling out relevant renewables e-learning programmes at the company, organisational and TVET college level, the country can create thousands of jobs and...
Hundreds of mammalian species are ‘waiting to be discovered’ by science

Hundreds of mammalian species are ‘waiting to be discovered’ by science

Only a tenth, if that, of species on the planet have been formally described by scientists, it is widely believed. New species are being discovered...
Microplastics can enter our bloodstream, scientists find

Microplastics can enter our bloodstream, scientists find

“This is proof that we have plastics in our body — and we shouldn’t,” a scientist says. Microplastics have permeated the environment from mountain tops...
Virtual reality can show people the harmful effects of deforestation

Virtual reality can show people the harmful effects of deforestation

Climate professionals could expand people’s awareness of ecological degradation by using VR technology. Environmental engineers are working with climate change activists to educate the public...
Fast-depleting groundwater sources must be protected worldwide

Fast-depleting groundwater sources must be protected worldwide

Groundwater is our planet’s invaluable natural store of freshwater but it is woefully neglected. Though water is central to our everyday lives and indeed life...
AECOM leads the way with its Sustainable Legacies strategy

AECOM leads the way with its Sustainable Legacies strategy

  This year, Earth Hour focuses on enhancing awareness of biodiversity loss and climate change. In acknowledgement of the global event on 26 March, global...
Support from the Conservation Sector for the National Departments’ Drone Fishing Notice

Support from the Conservation Sector for the National Departments’ Drone Fishing...

Johannesburg, 24 March 2022: The WILDTRUST, along with several other conservation driven entities, fully support the recently published notice of the Department of Forestry,...
SEC wants new climate risk disclosure rules for business

SEC wants new climate risk disclosure rules for business

Investors and others need more climate risk data to make informed business decisions. The US joins the EU in calling for more transparency. Publicly traded...
Hansgrohe is on the path to climate neutrality

Hansgrohe is on the path to climate neutrality

The Hansgrohe Group takes stock of its sustainability strategy on World Water Day 2022. The faucet and shower manufacturer based in Germany’s Black Forest...
Sustainable LED lighting can boost safety in cities

Sustainable LED lighting can boost safety in cities

Sustainable lighting is a better choice overall, and neighborhoods will see the difference after making the switch. Safety is a primary concern for most people,...