Climate-resilient future - The OECD, UN Environment and World Bank Group today called on leaders of G20 countries to do more to enable a radical shift of investment into low-carbon, climate-resilient infrastructure as a way to limit the impact of climate change. … [Read more...]
Weekend rains fill up Gauteng dams
October 24, 2018 By Leave a Comment
South Africa - The Gauteng dams have recorded a whopping 98% level following heavy rains in most parts of the province last weekend, making the dams the fullest in the country. … [Read more...]
South Africans set for conservation expedition
July 30, 2018 By Leave a Comment
50 days. 4 countries.9000km. An all-women South African expedition will set out on a conservation mission in September to raise awareness about human-wildlife conflict. … [Read more...]
DNA kit to fight wildlife crime
November 21, 2017 By Leave a Comment
South Africa - The Department of Environmental Affairs has launched a DNA barcoding kit on Monday to help officials to combat wildlife crime. … [Read more...]
New Zealand Conservation Ranger
August 3, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Working in some of New Zealand’s most enchanting and dramatic landscapes, rangers with the Department of Conservation are truly living the dream. … [Read more...]
Investment to rehabilitate wetlands
November 16, 2016 By Leave a Comment
The Department of Environmental Affairs’ Working for Wetlands Programme has invested R1 billion into the rehabilitation of 1200 wetlands and created 25 000 jobs and much needed training since 2004. … [Read more...]
Plan for African Penguin
July 17, 2015 By Leave a Comment
South Africa has a plan in place aimed at addressing the decline of the African Penguin population in the country. … [Read more...]
Solar Power plan for Robben Island
May 15, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Cape Town – Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom says Robben Island, one of the world’s top tourist attraction spots, will soon generate its power from solar panels. … [Read more...]
Health concerns for Brazil Indians
April 15, 2015 By Leave a Comment
An Indian woman from Earth’s most threatened tribe is fighting for her life after being contacted in Brazil’s north-eastern Amazon rainforest. … [Read more...]
Biodiversity plan for white rhinoceros
April 7, 2015 By Leave a Comment
South Africa - Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has published the Biodiversity Management Plan for white rhinoceros in the Government Gazette No. 38619, for public comment. … [Read more...]
