Indian Ocean humpback dolphins, which live close to the shore, need protection. The total population is estimated to be just 10,000, with fewer than 1,000 of them off the coast of South Africa.
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Africa still has numerous electricity challenges to overcome, but several countries are getting it right when it comes to providing electricity to their people.
It’s important to question whether the promotion of urban agriculture can actually help people, or whether other solutions should be explored.
Marine sediments provide evidence of climate variability in South Africa going back 270,000 years. These changes correspond with changes in the archaeological record of the country.
Building on local experience and having access to current and expected climate trends is crucial to adapting to climate change for farmers in semi-arid regions.
Climate change may threaten the survival of the Cape frog. The solution could lie in creating corridors for them to move to new habitats and more suitable climate spaces.
Water footprinting is meant to help countries use water more efficiently. But it may cause more problems than it solves.
South Africa has the opportunity to benefit from its ocean economy. But to do that, the country needs to put better policies in place to counter ocean acidification.
The Paris Agreement marks an important step towards climate change mitigation – one in which developed and developing countries alike take action.
From an economic point of view, low-carbon plans in rapidly urbanising areas can have massive benefits for East African cities.
Kudu and buffalo altered their activity when lions and spotted hyena were reintroduced into the areas where these species lived.
The islands of São Tomé and Príncipe must work hard to protect their native forests from deforestation.
The process of decarbonisation is a complex one for South Africa, as most its power supply comes from coal.
In Cape Town’s Cape Flats, female urban farmers are vital for food security and strengthening social capital.
Nigeria must work together with its people to help keep the peace in the Niger Delta.
Food insecurity is not only a cause of bad food choices, it is a result of the economics and geographies of the food system.
Clean energy in Africa is certainly a possibility despite those in the fossil fuel industry believing this not to be true.
The iconic southern African Chacma baboon is in danger. The species is facing a population decline.
South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan left energy analysts disappointed by not discussing the topic in much detail.
Nitrogen inputs in African soil must be carefully used. If they’re not, there will be unintended consequences for the environment and human health.
Africa is traditionally known as the cradle of human-kind. But research shows that it is also the cradle of bird-kind, for gamebirds at least.
More than 90% of Africa’ small-scale famers get their seeds from informal systems. Governments and donors should shift their attention from the formal and invest more in the informal sector.
South Africa his rich in minerals that, combined with the development of nanotechnology, can be used to help it develop new energy technologies.
There are very violent confrontations in southern Africa’s peace parks. This is partly due to a violent history dating back to the apartheid era that has never been adequately addressed.
President Zuma indicated a welcome slowdown in the South African government’s stated intention to invest in nuclear power plants.