Many scientists using the eggs of wild birds to monitor pollution levels are failing to properly standardise their work, according to a study led by Roland Klein, a biogeographer at Trier University in Germany. Pollution-monitoring programmes often...
In spite of their increased vulnerability to climate change, children cannot be viewed simply as victims. Children have the right to be heard on climate change and to be involved in the discussions and planning of mitigation and adaptation...
The annual rooibos harvest in South Africa’s Western Cape helps quench the world’s growing thirst for “red bush” tea, but farmers fear that climate change could destroy the delicate eco-system that their crop depends on. The...
Shocking illegal disposal statistics calls for urgent paradigm shift Waste management in developing countries performs poorly and the disposal issues surrounding South Africa’s medical waste industry is no exception. The one reason why waste...