Death toll at 62 in Spain floods
62 people are dead while about 600 are trapped in a shopping mall in the town of Aldaia, following floods that swept through the Valencia community in Spain on Tuesday.…
Greenhouse gas on the rise in the atmosphere
The globally-averaged surface concentration of CO2 reached an astronomical 420.0 parts per million (ppm), methane 1 934 parts per billion and nitrous oxide 336.9 parts per billion (ppb) in 2023.…
SA at the forefront of “mapping biodiversity priorities”
South Africa’s sharing lessons of “mapping biodiversity priorities” at the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP), in Cali, Colombia, this week. Speaking at the…
Dr Olver announced new Deputy Chairperson of the Presidential Climate Commission
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dr Crispian Olver as the new Deputy Chairperson of the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC), with effect from 1 January 2025. The position of the Deputy…
Homes damaged by storm in most parts of Sekhukhune District
Roofs were blown off several homes, leaving families stranded in Mashite village and Mogaladi Newstand, in Limpopo. More homes and infrastructure in Ga-Maila Mapitsane and Manganeng in the Makhuduthamaga Local…
“Closing Window of Opportunity: Mapping Threats from Oil, Gas and Mining to Important Areas for Conservation in the Pantropics”
World leaders gather this week for CBD COP16 in Cali, Colombia. Among discussions paving the way to Cop 16 in Bali next month, is a report, titled “Closing Window of…
Nations urged to close huge emissions gap
Nations must close huge emissions gap in new climate pledges and deliver immediate action, or 1.5°C lost pixabay.This is according to a recently released report, by the UN Environment Programme…
Sustainable finance ecosystem for Africa
An Africa Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Forum, was held at the Sofitel Hotel in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, for two days this week. It was organised by the African Development…
Global Fund for chemicals and waste management launched
A new global fund on chemicals and waste management, was launched in Nairobi by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) a few days ago. The selected projects are expected to work…
“Poor state of infrastructure worsens flooding” NM Business Chamber
The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber claims the bad state of infrastructure in some areas of the City, led to a second big flooding event this year. This is despite…