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grasslands

Coal mining fear sparks unexpected conservation boom in Mpumalanga

Our Burning Planet

Coal mining fear sparks unexpected conservation boom in Mpumalanga

By Fred Kockott

Agent Orange — cross-boundary cooperation is key to reversing the ‘tragedy of the commons’ in grasslands

South Africa

Agent Orange — cross-boundary cooperation is key to reversing the ‘tragedy of the commons’ in grasslands

By Leonie Joubert

Fierce fires can help save the veld from bush encroachment and extinction, says top UCT ecologist

Our Burning Planet

Fierce fires can help save the veld from bush encroachment and extinction, says top UCT ecologist

By Yves Vanderhaeghen

Biological vandalism— the world’s wild savannas may be doomed, but few pay attention

World

Biological vandalism— the world’s wild savannas may be doomed, but few pay attention

By Don Pinnock

Why a ‘fetish’ for forests might imperil conservation efforts

Africa

Why a ‘fetish’ for forests might imperil conservation efforts

By Fred Kockott and Savannah Burns