Environment

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...

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...

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,...

A recent spill of plastic nurdles - a catastrophic source of harmful microplastic pollution - took place recently, off the coast of Plettenburg Bay....

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...

“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...

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...

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...

“Most of our river systems in the Garden Route are heavily infested with invasive alien plants, victim to untreated effluent from townships, run-off from...

Many indigenous people have had a close relationship with nature which is antithetical to unsustainable exploitation. We have been dubbed storytelling animals and for good...

Even a small garden makes a difference, a researcher says. Floating gardens have long been a staple of agriculture for many waterside communities that lack...

“In an all-out effort to conserve critically endangered Sand and Coastal Fynbos, as well as marine and terrestrial species along five river systems in...