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Rural-urban migration growing at an unprecedented rate

Data scientists created an AI tool to help government locate informal settlements across the country

Nguni cattle are one of the few breeds that can survive the harsh environments prevalent in communal areas, conditions that will only be exacerbated by climate change. Photo © Hannes Visagie

Indigenous breeds adapt best

Can land reform feed South Africa?

Dr Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo, Director and Regional Representative of the African Office for the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)

Dr Koudenoukpo shares her experience and opinion at World Forum

Professor Leith Meyer: ‘We have to do these tests now while we still have many rhinos because if they do get to the stage where they become critically endangered, we may have a very serious problem.’ Photo © workingwithrhinos.org

Why rhinos shiver and shake

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Deutsche Bank accused of “green washing” in Cameroon

Alex Rose-Innes The Congo Basin Forest, Africa’s biggest tropical forest and the world’s second largest rainforest, is under severe threat of deforestation. In the...

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Ecotourism in Africa

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African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative

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A restoration initiative for Africa’s forests

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Image depicting human and wildlife conflict in Africa

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Human-wildlife conflict in Africa

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Green Innovation

Paper waste becomes confectionary packaging in Morocco

Alex Rose-Innes Working with an entrepreneurial father, it came as no surprise that 21-year old Abdelouahab Toukkart would start a business which saw an...

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Green Innovation

Green innovation the future of African growth

Alex Rose-Innes More than ever before, the effects of climate change on the African continent are reasons for urgent innovative interventions. As rainfall patterns...

by greena May 6, 2021May 6, 2021

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Wildlife management report a positive trajectory for SA

South African National Parks (SANParks) has welcomed the report of a High Level Panel appointed by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment,...

by greena May 5, 2021May 5, 2021

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Greater enviro and social governance would unlock green African finance

Alex Rose-Innes With financial experts weighing in on future global green investments, governments on the African continent could also be forced, just as the...

by greena May 4, 2021May 4, 2021

Greater enviro and social governance would unlock green African finance

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Industrialised hemp proves answer to biodiesel production

Alex Rose-Innes Hemp had, until now, already been used in the production of textiles, paper, medicine and even food. There is scientific proof that...

by greena May 3, 2021May 3, 2021

Industrialised hemp proves answer to biodiesel production

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SA female eco-entrepreneur paves a green future for the youth of today

Alex Rose-Innes With women entrepreneurs driving sustainable waste management on the African continent, this sector is growing by leaps and bounds. While creating jobs...

by greena Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021

SA female eco-entrepreneur paves a green future for the youth of today

Green Innovation

From banker to successful shoe maker

Alex Rose-Innes Instead of wearing a suit and investing other people’s money, Peter Kweku Anowie, found his “cool and profitable business,” manufacturing shoes from...

by greena Apr 29, 2021Apr 29, 2021

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Zimbabwe sells licences to kill endangered elephants to rich trophy hunters

Alex Rose-Innes In a shocking move to source revenue for a country which had been ravaged by Robert Mugabe and COVID-19, Zimbabwean wildlife authorities...

by greena Apr 28, 2021Apr 28, 2021

Zimbabwe sells licences to kill endangered elephants to rich trophy hunters

Opinion

Boosting global food security with nano-fertilizers

Thabo Mohlala With the world facing another potentially devastating catastrophe – apart from the current Covid-19 pandemic – in the form of global warming,...

by greena Apr 28, 2021Apr 28, 2021

Boosting global food security with nano-fertilizers

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An optimistic outlook for Africa at latest EU-Africa Green Investment Forum

Alex Rose-Innes The President of the European-African Green Investment Forum, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, told delegates during a virtual forum held over the weekend,...

by greena Apr 26, 2021Apr 26, 2021

An optimistic outlook for Africa at latest EU-Africa Green Investment Forum

Green Innovation

Mozambican entrepreneur is driving the future towards a greener earth

Mayra Pereira of Mozambique had made sustainability and transformation towards a greener future for all, the motto and vision of her business. Gaia EES...

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