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Rooibos farmers unite agriculture, conservation for biodiversity

Agriculture

Rooibos farmers unite agriculture, conservation for biodiversity

18 Feb 2025

Conservation groups want new “sweet spot” no-fishing zones around African Penguin breeding colonies, arguing current zones are inadequate to prevent the species’ extinction. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Major showdown in court over African Penguin’s future

John Yeld 17 Feb 2025

Sappi reports: Showcasing innovation in business resilience and sustainability

ESG & Sustainability

Sappi reports: Showcasing innovation in business resilience and sustainability

Issued by Sappi 20 Dec 2024

Adam Harrower from the South African National Botanical Institute and Karel du Toit who was head of the SAPS Springbok Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit appear in the dock at the regional court in Springbok on Tuesday. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Plant poaching fraud case to be heard in March

Liezl Human 5 Dec 2024

Redefining social upliftment in South Africa

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Redefining social upliftment in South Africa

Issued by Irvine Partners 13 Nov 2024

Arbor Month in South Africa

CSI & Philanthropy

Arbor Month in South Africa

Issued by Sappi 6 Sep 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s 70,000kg rhino horn stockpile must be burnt to prevent illegal trading

Jason Gilchrist 3 Jul 2024

Branding

Netstar marks 30th anniversary with bold brand refresh

28 Jun 2024

Ivory tusks are displayed after the official start of the destruction of confiscated ivory in Hong Kong, 15 May 2014. Reuters/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

Environment & Natural Resources

Southern African states make fresh pitch to trade $1bn ivory stockpile

Nyasha Chingono 30 May 2024

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an attempt by Noordhoek environmentalists to set aside approval for a road link in an area where the endangered Western Leopard Toad breeds. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Judge rules for 'road' in legal clash with 'toads'

John Yeld 24 Apr 2024

Image supplied. Chilly Marion Island is the rugged setting for KFC’s integrated Beyond the Sea campaign

Advertising

[Updated] #BehindtheCampaign: KFC’s Beyond the Sea leads to 25k donation to NSRI

15 Apr 2024

African penguins, photographed here in Simon’s Town, could be extinct as soon as 2035, according to BirdLife South Africa and Sanccob (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds). Photos: Dan Callister

Environment & Natural Resources

Minister’s plan could wipe out African penguins, say scientists

John Yeld 25 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Investors clamour for rare SA game reserve properties

12 Dec 2023

#WGBW23: The construction sector's role in achieving net zero

Sustainable Development

#WGBW23: The construction sector's role in achieving net zero

Alison Groves 14 Sep 2023

Source: World Bank

Sustainability

Djibouti inaugurates first wind farm, pioneering renewable energy ambitions

11 Sep 2023

#BehindtheIMC: Industry newcomer, Anganathi Beyile

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC: Industry newcomer, Anganathi Beyile

1 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters. A view shows an ecoguard walking on a path in the Arboretum Raponda Walker during a press visit of this protected forest aera on the eve of the opening of the One Forest Summit in Libreville, Gabon, February 28, 2023.

Banking

Gabon launches tender for Africa's first debt-for-nature swap

Marc Jones and Rachel Savage 26 Jul 2023

Protecting Paradise

Environment & Natural Resources

Protecting Paradise

Issued by Irvine Partners 15 Jun 2023

Environmental Law

French court to rule on landmark TotalEnergies Uganda case

America Hernandez 28 Feb 2023

Image source: Jirí Mikoláš from

Legislation & Regulation

Legalities of owning a tiger in SA

Shan Radcliffe 7 Feb 2023

And the Grammy goes to...

Music

And the Grammy goes to...

6 Feb 2023

Perlemoen farm gives hope to West Coast community

Fishing

Perlemoen farm gives hope to West Coast community

24 Jan 2023

South Africa's wildlife ranches can offer solutions to Africa's growing conservation challenges

Responsible Tourism

South Africa's wildlife ranches can offer solutions to Africa's growing conservation challenges

27 Oct 2022

Image supplied: There is a lot to explore in the Kruger National Park

Travel

Building the perfect Kruger National Park experience

13 Oct 2022

After 40 years of extinction, rhinos return to Mozambique

Environment & Natural Resources

After 40 years of extinction, rhinos return to Mozambique

Sisipho Skweyiya 4 Jul 2022

Sars intercepts 17 rhino horn at OR Tambo

Environment & Natural Resources

Sars intercepts 17 rhino horn at OR Tambo

6 Jun 2022

Human, animal transmission

Covid-19

Human, animal transmission

Issued by University of Pretoria 7 Mar 2022

Design

Is design thinking an endangered species in the future of work?

Issued by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 14 Dec 2020

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Criminal Law

Two held for illegally trading reptiles

22 Nov 2021

Sappi invites action to plant trees as a source of hope during Arbor Week 2021

Environment & Natural Resources

Sappi invites action to plant trees as a source of hope during Arbor Week 2021

Issued by Sappi 1 Sep 2021

Contradictory human values complicate wildlife conservation, research shows

Environment & Natural Resources

Contradictory human values complicate wildlife conservation, research shows

20 Aug 2021

What pangolins taught us: We are all conservationists

Environment & Natural Resources

What pangolins taught us: We are all conservationists

Amy Pieterse, Issued by Ginkgo Agency 19 Feb 2021

International commercial rhino horn trade remains prohibited

Environment & Natural Resources

International commercial rhino horn trade remains prohibited

14 Sep 2020

African organisations join TUSK in fundraising effort to protect wildlife

Environment & Natural Resources

African organisations join TUSK in fundraising effort to protect wildlife

8 Sep 2020

Sappi celebrates Arbour Day and our heritage by conserving endangered Pepperbark trees

Environment & Natural Resources

Sappi celebrates Arbour Day and our heritage by conserving endangered Pepperbark trees

Issued by Sappi 4 Sep 2020

Do you know where your coffee comes from? The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of knowing about our supply chains. Here, a woman carries harvested coffee beans in a coffee plantation in Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique, in August 2019. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Supply Chain

The coronavirus pandemic requires us to understand food's murky supply chains

Cory Searcy and Pavel Castka 6 Aug 2020

Technology gives hope to Africa's endangered Northern white rhinos

Environment & Natural Resources

Technology gives hope to Africa's endangered Northern white rhinos

Pavithra Rao 3 Aug 2020

2020 Rhino Conservation Awards winners revealed

Environment & Natural Resources

2020 Rhino Conservation Awards winners revealed

3 Aug 2020

Warc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

Research

Warc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

21 Jul 2020

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Responsible Tourism

Celebrating conservation efforts at Tswalu Kalahari Reserve amidst Covid-19

Dr Duncan MacFadyen 21 Jul 2020

2020 Rhino Conservation Awards winners celebrated on World Ranger Day

Environment & Natural Resources

2020 Rhino Conservation Awards winners celebrated on World Ranger Day

7 Jul 2020

African tourism has been put on ice by coronavirus - here's how some countries are reviving it

Tourism & Travel

African tourism has been put on ice by coronavirus - here's how some countries are reviving it

Davina Stanford and Adama Bah 19 Jun 2020

INMA announces Global Media Awards winners, Volt Africa wins Best of Show

Media

INMA announces Global Media Awards winners, Volt Africa wins Best of Show

2 Jun 2020

How wildlife conservation could survive the devastating effects of Covid-19

Environment & Natural Resources

How wildlife conservation could survive the devastating effects of Covid-19

Dr Duncan MacFadyen 20 May 2020

Conservation and corona

ESG

Conservation and corona

Gary Harwood, Issued by HKLM 14 May 2020