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Human-made chemicals have become woven into the chemistry of the ocean, a major new led by Jarmo-Charles Kalinski (above) study has found

Human-made chemicals embedded across global oceans, major study finds

A groundbreaking analysis of more than 2 300 seawater samples shows that industrial chemicals dominate ocean pollution signals, even far from land

  • Sheree Bega
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TotalEnergies SA’s proposed project ‘may drill the deepest offshore well in the world’

Green groups slam ultra-deep oil, gas drilling off South African coast

TotalEnergies SA’s proposed project ‘may drill the deepest offshore well in the world’

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
Mad dash: Most of the sudden influx of prospecting applications are for lithium, but include dozens of other critical minerals. Pictured here is the SA Lithium Mine near Umzumbe. Photo: Supplied

Mining red flags along KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast

Thirteen prospecting applications have been submitted to the department of minerals and petroleum resources by seven companies since 2023

  • Eyaaz
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Brian van Wilgen, one of the authors of a new book on the ecology and management of one of Africa’s most destructive weeds, visited this heavily invaded area near Moshi in Tanzania in 2019. Prosopis trees form dense thickets to increase the difficulty that herbivorous mammals experience in gaining access to grazing or water or moving between different areas. Photo: Jano Barnard.

Prosopis invasions: Battle against Africa’s worst weed

In densely invaded areas, the trees can consume about 50% of the annual rainfall of the region, severely depleting groundwater

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
Stranded birds, Robert Kigongo

Kampala’s tree felling is endangering egrets and biodiversity

Infrastructure development in Uganda’s capital should not destroy habitats and green spaces

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Cape Honey Bee Julie Anne Workman: https://animalia.bio/cape-honey-bee

Cape honey bees the guardians of South Africa’s food security

Honey bees are invaluable to the environment and the economy, and their protection is essential

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A flotilla of hundreds of boats sailed effortlessly on the Vaal River at the weekend, without being hindered by invasive water lettuce and water hyacinth

Invasive weeds cleared from Vaal River through community-government collaboration

This was achieved through a partnership involving the Vaal community, Rand Water, Rhodes University’s Centre for Biological Control, the water and sanitation department and the department of forestry, fisheries and the environment

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
The number of plastic in petrels breeding at Inaccessible Island in the central South Atlantic Ocean has remained constant since the 1980s, a new study has revealed. (Photo by: Martin Zwick/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Environmental efforts pay off: study shows plastic loads in petrels remain stable over decades

New research uncovers surprising stability in plastic ingestion among seabirds on Inaccessible Island

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
TotalEnergies, the French petro giant company with a legacy of destruction on the continent, this year celebrates 100 years. (Ernest Ankomah/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

TotalEnergies African legacy: 100 years of environmental destruction

Climate justice groups are leading the fight against those causing harm to our environment and climate

  • Eyaaz
5 min read