Companion planting is the art of combining different plant species in a group so all the plants in the group benefit from each other. A group of mutually beneficial companion plants are known as a guild. Companion planting brings a range of benefits to a food garden. It can improve soil fertility, attract … [Read More...]
How indigenous Australian storytelling accurately records ancient sea level rise
Indigenous stories of dramatic sea level rises across Australia date back more than 7,000 years in a continuous oral tradition without parallel … [Read More...]
Why government’s nuclear deal will destroy SA
Former ANC MP Andrew Feinstein (pictured, right), who resigned from parliament in protest over the bribes compatriots took from South Africa’s … [Read More...]
World’s biggest volunteer effort for ocean health
More and more people are pitching in to clean our beaches. This past Saturday (17 September 2016) was the 20th year that South Africa participated in the annual International Coastal Clean-Up. Coordinators, … [Read More...]
Food liberation: why the food movement is unstoppable
Over the long run of history, the most effective opponents of excessive wealth and privilege have not normally been city dwellers, workers or unions. Instead, they have usually been those with close links to food … [Read More...]
Chile generating so much solar power that it’s giving it away for free
Chile’s solar industry has expanded so quickly that it’s giving electricity away for free. Spot prices reached zero in parts of the country on 113 days through April, a number that’s on track to beat last year’s … [Read More...]
Prince William: African elephants could be gone within 25 years
Prince William says he fears the African elephant will have disappeared from the wild due to poaching by the time Princess Charlotte turns 25. The prince told the audience of campaigners and policymakers at Time … [Read More...]
South Africa’s renewables industry growth is fastest in the world
In 2015 SA had the world’s fastest growing green economy! This news broke at the countdown to Windaba. Moody's Corporation’s report shows the highest growth year-on-year globally for asset finance at 300%, totalling … [Read More...]
Protecting SA’s most endangered cultural heritage sites
Every time South Africa loses a heritage site, a part of our history and our culture is lost, as well as the possibility of understanding something new about our past. South Africa’s top ten most endangered sites … [Read More...]
Cleaning up Robben Island for International Coastal Clean-up Day
This past week (12-17 September 2016) marked Clean-up & Recycle SA week, the aim of the week is to increase awareness in South Africans of the many benefits of recycling (socially, environmentally and … [Read More...]
Rwanda, coffee haven emerging from a dark past
The tiny country of Rwanda is beautiful. Trapped between Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda is a country of green hills, mighty volcanos, dense forests, and the vast Lake … [Read More...]
Top conservation players unite to map, monitor and conserve vital places
11 of the world’s leading conservation organisations announced an ambitious new partnership to identify, map, monitor and conserve Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) – places that include vital habitats for threatened … [Read More...]
SA farmers must embrace the new, water-constrained normal
As the impact of an extended period of drought across much of South Africa and the Southern African Region continues to be felt, the realisation is setting in amongst both commercial and small-scale farmers that a … [Read More...]
Polar bears besiege Russian scientists in climate change nightmare scene
Russian scientists have driven away polar bears that besieged their weather station on an island in the Arctic Ocean for two weeks. A nearby ship was able to reach the island and supply the scientists with dogs … [Read More...]
New revelations in SA nuclear deal
The department of energy was tight-lipped on Friday over the awarding of a tender for the controversial nuclear build programme to the son of a close friend of President Jacob Zuma. When approached for comment, … [Read More...]
Vergelegen shares seeds from ancient yellowwood tree
South Africa celebrated Arbor Week during the first week of September, and Vergelegen Estate in Somerset West continued its tradition of offering visitors free seeds from its ancient Outeniqua … [Read More...]
One of the earth’s most regular climate cycles has been disrupted
Scientists discover unprecedented atmospheric behaviour has disrupted one of world's the most repeatable atmospheric patterns. The normal flow of air high up in the atmosphere over the equator, known as the … [Read More...]
A new type of politics could help prevent climate disaster
China and the US’s announcement that they will join the Paris climate accord comes at a time when the UK’s own climate and energy policies appear at best in disarray, and worst at odds. Imagine you’re stuck in a … [Read More...]
