On Saturday, 24 October, millions of ordinary people in almost every country demonstrated their support for drastic action on climate change. To see images from events all over the world, go to 350.or
The biggest-ever demonstration against climate change took place this weekend at thousands of sites around the world – from Table Mountain to the Himalayas, from the pyramids of Egypt to the Great Barrier Reef.
Millions of people took part in more than 5,000 events to demand that their leaders commit to reducing the amount of carbon [...]
Twenty hectares of industrial hemp will be planted in the Eastern Cape this summer in the first commercial trials since the government committed itself to establishing a local hemp industry more than 10 years ago.
The trials are part of the newly launched Hemp Project, a combined effort by government, business and community organisations to uplift [...]
Scientists from around the world have issued an urgent plea to governments to work towards restoring the earth’s natural systems
In a statement issued at the end of the Diversitas Biodiversity Conference in Cape Town last week, 600 experts warned that “the fabric out of which the Earth system is woven is unravelling at an accelerating [...]
Billions of people are at risk as a result of a “catastrophic loss” of freshwater species, according to scientists attending the Diversitas International Biodiversity Conference in Cape Town this week.
Professor Klement Tockner of the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Berlin says there is “clear and growing scientific evidence that we are on [...]
The world is losing its vital natural systems faster than ever before with severe consequences for the health and livelihood of the human population, according to international biodiversity experts meeting in Cape Town this week for a landmark conference.
The conference, convened by the UN-supported science programme Diversitas, has attracted 600 experts to discuss science–based solutions [...]
National Marine Month
www.environment.gov.za
Wednesday 14th – Thursday 16th
Diversitas Open Science Conference on Biodiversity
600 international experts meet to discuss ways of slowing species loss and conserving the natural systems on which we all depend.
Cape Town International Convention Centre
www.diversitas-osc.org
Tuesday 13th
SanWild High Court application to stop open cast mining inside its wildlife sanctuary
www.sanwild.org
Saturday 24th
International Day of Climate [...]
South Africans have responded enthusiastically to a global call for ordinary people to demand more action on climate change ahead of December’s UN Summit in Copenhagen.
More than 30 events are planned across the country on Monday as part of a “global climate wake-up call” facilitated by the international human rights organisation, Avaaz. The day will [...]
Field trials of genetically modified canola will put South Africa’s GM-free canola industry at risk and threaten biodiversity and human health, according to organisations representing thousands of consumers and small farmers.
Climate change activists will be conducting a mock trial outside Sasol’s Rosebank headquarters tomorrow morning (Thursday) to protest against the company’s increasing contribution to greenhouse gas emissions.