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Will SA join the call to protect 30% by 2030?

February 14, 2022 Leave a Comment

Time is running out to protect nature — that is the clear message from the newly launched 30x30 NOW campaign, which aims to highlight the severity and urgency of the biodiversity crisis that South Africa and the world is facing and champion the global goal of protecting at least 30% of the world’s land and sea by 2030. As President Ramaphosa highlighted at the State of the … [Read more...]

Environmental regulation amendments to threaten constitutional rights

February 7, 2022 Leave a Comment

Proposed environmental regulation amendments will violate fundamental constitutional rights to public participation, affecting the poor and vulnerable communities disproportionately. On the 31st December 2021 Barbra Creecy, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment gazetted a proposed amendment to the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) - the Section 24H … [Read more...]

Stop the imminent seismic survey off the Western Cape coast

January 6, 2022 1 Comment

Civil society movement We Are South Africans has begun the process to seek an interdict to stop Australian company Seismic Searcher from its 2D/3D seismic survey, planned to commence off the Western Cape coast on 15 January. A Reconnaissance Permit in terms of Section 74 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (No. 28 of 2002) was granted by the Petroleum … [Read more...]

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Available for FREE for the first time EVER - Watch it on WaterBear: https://waterbe.ar/3Q6NwnU In the groundbreaking documentary Racing Extinction, director ...

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Empowering women to safeguard the environment

The first step towards tackling the challenges of climate change is empowering women to safeguard the environment. Women bear the brunt of climate change, but they are the world’s best bet in the f…

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Capacity building for sustaining peace in Africa

Cristina Duarte, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Africa, briefed ambassadors during a debate to examine capacity building for sustaining peace on the continent, and to explore the way…

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Let’s #WearItWild to help protect our wildlife

Unleash your wild side during WWF South Africa’s #Wear It Wild fun campaign and take on the special persona of your favourite animal, be it the long-legged giraffe, the hefty elephant or the stealt…

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Ultimate Safaris roars into action to support World Lion Day 2022

To mark World Lion Day on August 10th, Ultimate Safaris is investing in a new state-of-the-art research and monitoring vehicle to keep track of the unique desert lion population of northern Namibia. Dedicated to the protection of the wilderness areas of Namibia where it operates, the award-winning U...

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