Will the end of one kind of agricultural chemical get bees back to a healthy population - or is it already too late?

It's been three years since the BP oil spill, and new truths have come to light - from deep down inside the ocean.

If it is possible to transform a dead piece of grey gravel along a corporate building into a row of vegetable gardens abundantly delivering organic nourishment to hungry children attending a soup kitchen, then one can surely grow food almost anywhere?

Could we ever fully appreciate and value the essential role which the oceans play in our world’s ecology and the future health of our planet? The Sea Pledge Saldanha to Sodwana Coastal Tour aims to generate opportunities for local communities who depend on the ocean.

South Africans have long been faced with a limited choice of mode for their daily commute. For most, the options remain the private car, crowded taxis, or less than reliable and user friendly public transport. Liftshare South Africa seeks to change that.

An exciting announcement was made last week of new technology to turn recycled scrap polystyrene into building material for houses. Now is the time to see to it that all your used polystyrene is recycled as loads will be needed to build one million houses.

Illegal fishing scandals and human rights abuses linked to South Korea’s fishing industry have earned the country a bad reputation that is jeopardising its fish trade with the US and the EU, Greenpeace East Asia said.

Our green farmer of the month, Avondale winemeister Jonathan Grieve, has won runner-up in the Drinks Business Green Awards.

There are many ways in which you could create a good bed for your vegetable plants. We are going to describe how to do one type for now – that of a Trench Bed (TB). This is ideal for those who believe they don’t have space for a vegetable bed.

On a botanical trip to one of the most neglected parts of our country – Klein Pella, near Aggeneys in the Northern Cape – the title of this famous book by Arundhati Roy developed a whole new meaning in my heart.

Have you ever wondered how biodiversity science affects your everyday life? If so, a visit to Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden on International Biodiversity Day on 22 May can give you many of the answers.

Of 1,3 million tons of plastic manufactured in our country, only 250 000 tons was recycled in 2011 – and most of that was post-consumer waste. This means that a big chunk more could have been recycled, according to Jacques Lightfoot, Sustainability Manager of Plastics SA.

There is a global surge towards designing greener – and more cost effective - buildings and cities and South Africa is in an ideal position to lay the foundations for it in Africa.

The little girl, who died on Sunday, was playing with a group of friends near a set of bags which had been illegally dumped on the road near her Delft home.

Rivers including the Mississippi and Illinois are expected to remain in “major flood stage” through this weekend, the National Weather Service warned as rain and snow continued to fall on much of the central U.S. Tuesday.

Climate change and sustainable development are two of the biggest issues facing society today. It is increasingly important for companies to reduce the environmental impacts of products and services through their entire life cycle.

Folk icon and activist Richie Havens has died after suffering a heart attack this morning. He was 72. Havens is best known as one of the standout artists from the original Woodstock festival and film, though his career went far beyond just that career-making performance.

The Endangered Wildlife Trust and World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa welcome the South African government’s recent decision to designate the uMgeni Vlei Nature Reserve as the country’s 21st Ramsar site.

A new study is calling for policy makers to focus on children in addressing climate change.

It’s not so long ago that our gardens were productive as well as aesthetically pleasing, containing a veggie garden, a small orchard, and herbs and medicines too. How wonderful, but perhaps too much hard work? Or so thought some, as gardens moved away in disdain from anything productive or working class, to the opposite extreme of being purely decorative.