R9m raised for birds on Marion Island
The Mouse-Free Marion Project and BirdLife South Africa raised R9 000 000, for conservation. This was through a voyage in association with MSC Cruises, in January, this year. The voyage…
Parties reach consensus on funding the protection of nature into 2030
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has applauded the resolution taken at the much – contested biodiversity conference, in Rome this week. Countries gathered as part of the 16th Conference of…
The Cali Fund for biodiversity conservation
Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), at the signing of the Cali Fund MoU, on the…
The Africa Green Economy Summit
Written by organizers of AGES It has become a tradition during the last session of Africa’s Green Economy Summit, for John Roome, former World Bank sustainability guru, to reflect on…
Why focus on the maritine sector?
Written and published by the Biodiversity Law Centre South Africa is positioned at an important juncture on international shipping routes and two of the five focus areas of the Oceans…
Urban Africa Shift
The UrbanShift Africa Forum promises to bring together stakeholders from African countries, to discuss planning, sustainable investment, and climate action. Participants will come from Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,…
Interesting work underway to protect pangolins in SA and China
An estimated 23.5 tonnes of pangolins and their body parts were trafficked in 2021 alone.In just ten years, it is estimated that 1,000,000 pangolins were poached. These pangolin are often…
A tagged female loggerhead visits Aliwal Shoal
This article was written by SA Turtles In December 2024, SharkWise Project interns had a special sighting of a flipper-tagged adult female loggerhead while diving Aliwal Shoal. They captured footage…
Global decline in ocean production underestimated by climate models, CSIR-led research finds
CSIR researchers say climate models point to a decline in ocean productivity. Researchers used an analysis of 26 years of remote sensing data, comparing contemporary trends to future projections from…
Motherwell residents encouraged to see waste as valuable
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) launched the expanded Separation at Source Pilot Recycling Project in Motherwell, on Tuesday. The NMBM Executive Mayor, Babalwa Lobishe, said this project aims to…