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Drones are low cost and easy to operate. They give quality, high resolution outputs, and can be deployed fast and often.
Climate change, pollution and illegal fishing by foreign boats is threatening the livelihoods of millions of people.
A recent spate of attacks have left local people scared for their safety in rural Madagascar, threatening vital conservation work in the nearby rainforest.
In countries like South Africa which has a big and robust mining sector, tailings need to be managed with extra care.
Male gorillas who spend more time with infants are expected to sire about 5 times more babies.
If we need more trees, many will have to be introduced into managed agricultural mosaic landscapes.
The world's most widely used herbicide poses a threat to honey bees.
Declining water quantity and quality means people have to travel further to find good water sources.
Breaking the cycle of illegal abalone poaching in South Africa is going to be tough, but not impossible.
Existing toilets aren't a good fit for parts of sub-Saharan Africa because many areas lack water and there's often no proper plumbing.
The economic, social and conservation reasons why hunting remains relevant in southern Africa.
Reporters who cover environment and natural resource issues are commonly threatened and harassed around the world. Some have been killed for coverage that threatens powerful interests.
Outdated water permit systems are threatening food security on the continent. Here's what can be done.
South Africa is a water stressed country but crisis point can be avoided.
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More action is needed to increase soil organic matter for the sake of improved nutrition.
Climate change
The frequency of intense tropical cyclones is increasing in the South Indian Ocean - a region that previously didn't have these.
Staying below 1.5°C will require urgent, deep and radical changes in almost every aspect of our lives.
Energy
South Africa's sunshine and coastlines are ideal for renewable energy generation but the country's struggling to take advantage of this.
Small-scale renewable energy projects have tremendous potential to power rural areas in the DRC. Rural areas in the country have very little access to electricity.
Providing people with clean drinking water and sanitation is less expensive than grid electrification and it could improve more lives.
Rhino horn
The rhino horn auction in South Africa is a serious setback in the fight against poaching and the survival of wild rhinos. The chances of the horns remaining in the country are next to zero.
Policymakers need to proceed with caution when it comes to legalising rhino horn as it could be a high risk strategy.
The first online rhino auction in South Africa wasn't a success. This has done very little to help rhinos. It may, in fact, encourage more poaching as demand has not slowed down.
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When the Aral Sea dried up, it was called the "world's worst environmental disaster". We're witnessing its equivalent in Africa.
The life-or-death drama of the lion pride will captivate viewers, but the show may not go on without funding to conserve these species.
The $4 billion that foundations are pledging to spend within five years amounts to less than 1 percent of what businesses and governments spend on global warming every year.
Harmful pesticides have been found in the widely consumed sharptooth catfish found in a river that runs through Johannesburg.
Australia's largest honey producer has been accused of selling fake honey. But what is fake honey – and why has it only been found now?
Time to rethink orangutan conservation, now we know that our red relatives are actually very adaptable.
A synthesis centre in Africa would massively improve the ability of researchers to understand complex scientific problems.
The unpredictability of hurricanes makes it hard to say for sure whether climate change is making them worse. But we do know that sea-level rise and increased evaporation will worsen the impacts.
The symptoms of 'schizophrenia' are very real, but experts are looking for a better way to define them.
An expert report shows that the G20 countries are using their energy more efficiently. But there is still a long way to go.
Cholera kills thousands every year but is treatable if it is caught early. Understanding how El Niño shifts cholera risks in Africa can help countries prepare for outbreaks and save lives.
Indian-made antivenoms, common throughout Africa because they are affordable, showed little-to-no neutralisation of the African Echis venoms.
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