The United Nations has signed an agreement with the East African Development Bank to increase participation in clean development projects in the region.
Our essence of life comes from the Almighty and our home, Earth. As much as both may seem infinite, one is not. With the rapid and insatiable human indulgence for what we deem as necessity (both necessary and unnecessary) happening across the globe, we keep demanding more from earth than we care to replace.
Do you know how local governments are greening up and developing their sustainability endeavours? If you're like most people, you don't, so read on to change that.
Two groups of Johannesburg pupils were hit by lightning this week, with many sustaining critical injuries.
It's time to halt SA's rhino trade until we can sort out our poaching problem. If we don't do this, we will likely lose them forever, according to Margot Stewart of online advocacy website Causes.
Africa’s potential as the next energy frontier will be highlighted at next month's Africa Energy Indaba Conference & Exhibition taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Joburg.
In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly named 2013 the International Year of Water Cooperation. This was done to highlight the need for water awareness and conservation.
The "Africa Ecological Footprint Report" takes stock of the health of Africa’s ecosystems, as well as trends in resources use patterns. It also lays out recommendations on implementing green development pathways for Africa.
The workshop forms part of a global process leading up to an international Alternative Resources Summit in September 2013 that will seek to develop visions and strategies for future action.
The current talks at the World Congress on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12), in Dubai, could harm Africa’s poor, as proposals would push up the cost of accessing content on the Internet.
Energy scarcity and the high environmental costs of fossil and nuclear power production in Africa demand that energy production should not only increase but be based on renewable resources.
In this beautifully animated clip from Dirt! The Movie, Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai tells an inspiring tale of doing the best you can under seemingly interminable odds.
A new report has revealed that many of Africa’s Sacred Natural Sites and communities are under threat from mining, tourism and other developments.
Minister of Science and Technology Derek Hanekom delivered a keynote address at a panel discussion that explored how science and technology can provide solutions for challenges regarding global sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa.
Yesterday, a global leader in solar energy solutions celebrated the official inauguration of 200MW per annum manufacturing facility. Based in Milnerton, this facility is the first of its kind in Southern Africa.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released Africa's first status report on urban gardening. According to the report, policymakers need to act now to ensure that African cities will be "green" enough to meet their nutrition and income needs in a sustainable way.
The current icy weather, which has brought snow and ice to widespread areas of Gauteng and closed Van Reenen’s Pass in KwaZulu-Natal, has highlighted the need for businesses transporting cargo around the country to put risk management strategies in place to protect themselves from massive potential losses in damages and delays.
A new website has been launched for the Wild Dog Advisory Group South Africa, to educate the general public and relevant stakeholders about African Wild Dog management.
The local fishing community in Thiaroye, Dakar, now really has a reason to dance. Since the new Senegalese government took action to stop overfishing, fisheries in the region are slowly regenerating, and fishermen are returning home with healthier catches, writes Mike Baillie.
The effects that foreign trawlers are having in African waters are not simply confined to our fisheries. They are having strong ripple effects in local communities as well.
