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City asks residents to help spot Cape Dwarf Chameleon

April 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

The City of Cape Town is encouraging residents to keep a special eye out for the Cape Dwarf Chameleon, which is classified as a vulnerable species. This will assist the City in tracing where these chameleons occur. With the onset of autumn, these chameleons, also known as Trapsuutjies in Afrikaans, should be delivering offspring ahead of the rains, which usually occur around … [Read more...]

Recycling ‘too much effort’ for most South Africans

December 14, 2019 2 Comments

Data from a new survey tapping into the public’s attitudes towards recycling has revealed that the majority of working and middle-class South Africans simply find recycling too much effort. In the largest consumer research in South Africa of its kind, almost 1,000 adults – mostly from major cities in South Africa, but including peri-urban and rural areas – spanning living … [Read more...]

NGO gathers data on endangered sharks in KZN

January 31, 2019 Leave a Comment

A team of dedicated volunteer advanced divers embarked on a citizen science project over December and January at Protea Banks (KwaZulu-Natal South Coast), in the hopes of gathering valuable data linked to the endangered scalloped hammerhead shark. The project, an initiative of WILDOCEANS a leading NGO, set out to count a reported aggregation of scalloped hammerhead sharks in … [Read more...]

Less than a quarter of us understand climate change threats

February 27, 2013 Leave a Comment

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How aware, concerned and active are South Africans about climate change and how does this compare to Europeans and Americans? Who is the good, the bad and the ugly in this unfolding story? According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), climate change takes 150 000 casualties every year and will flood around 100 million people by the end of the century. What’s more though, … [Read more...]

Latest plastics recycling survey results released

October 3, 2012 Leave a Comment

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According to Plastics|SA’s third annual survey of the plastics recycling industry in South Africa, the recycling of plastics has shown a year-to-year increase in the total tonnage being converted since the 2009 survey. In 2011 South Africa had 196 plastic recyclers who collectively recycled 245 696 tons of plastics. This is 1,6 % more than in 2010, whereas the virgin … [Read more...]

Planet-focused HR can help save the earth

February 14, 2012 Leave a Comment

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There is a finer link than one may think between human resources and natural resources – and better HR practice could help save the planet, recent research shows. According to a statistic from the CRF Institute’s latest annual Best Employers Certification Index, if employees working flexitime for the listed companies worked from home for one day a year, South Africa would … [Read more...]

SA business doesn’t measure up to green

October 26, 2011 Leave a Comment

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A large number of South African companies are not implementing sustainable strategies as a key performance indicator. A study done this year found that most companies don't have any measures regarding the impact of their supply chains and operations on the environment, nor do they plan to introduce any of these measures within the next 12 months. The Supply Chain … [Read more...]

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Removing alien plants can save water: we measured how much

Clearing alien trees from mountain catchments is a more cost-effective approach to providing water than building and maintaining desalination plants.

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South Africa ranks green hydrogen high on its economic agenda

Four projects including the Platinum Valley Initiative are expected to contribute at least $5 billion to the green hydrogen economy by 2050.

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Natural building collective courses for 2022

Our course is comprehensive and covers a range of materials and techniques based on Peter McIntosh's professional and personal experience working with these approaches and from having lived off-grid since 1999. You will be empowered to be successful and make rational choices whatever your given situ...

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Meet the students who marched 400 km across Portugal for climate justice

"Activism is a way for us to leave our footprint on the planet and in history too. To make our own history and not just let it be told for us."

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Academy for Environmental Leadership SA receives NQF level 5 accreditation - AEL

The Academy for Environmental Leadership South Africa (AEL) has been successful in its application to accredit its year-long course Higher Certificate status. AEL was notified in September by the Department of Higher Education and Training that the Council on Higher Education (CHE) had approved its....

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