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Our Burning Planet

South Africa’s Drylands are being transformed through community-led conservation

South Africa

South Africa’s Drylands are being transformed through community-led conservation

By Kristin Engel

Listen: A war on migration, funded by the EU (Libya, Part 1)

Our Burning Planet

Listen: A war on migration, funded by the EU (Libya, Part 1)

By The Outlaw Ocean Project

Forget cats, forget traps — bring in the puff adders to revolutionise pest control

South Africa

Forget cats, forget traps — bring in the puff adders to revolutionise pest control

By Don Pinnock

Makhanda High Court orders immediate halt to illegal Wild Coast building

Our Burning Planet

Makhanda High Court orders immediate halt to illegal Wild Coast building

By Tony Carnie

From gourds to satellites: A Maasai-inspired model for reweaving Kenya’s rangelands

Africa

From gourds to satellites: A Maasai-inspired model for reweaving Kenya’s rangelands

By Yves Vanderhaeghen

Tree replanting starts in Cape Town’s Newlands after devastating beetle infestation

Our Burning Planet

Tree replanting starts in Cape Town’s Newlands after devastating beetle infestation

By Kristin Engel

Environmental concerns rise as Cape Town secures extended deadlines for Milnerton Lagoon upgrades

South Africa

Environmental concerns rise as Cape Town secures extended deadlines for Milnerton Lagoon upgrades

By Kristin Engel

‘No Typical Day’: On the job with conservation's unsung hero at Addo Elephant National Park

South Africa

‘No Typical Day’: On the job with conservation's unsung hero at Addo Elephant National Park

By Julia Evans

Parliament pushes for urgent action on Mawana’s roaming elephant herd

South Africa

Parliament pushes for urgent action on Mawana’s roaming elephant herd

By Don Pinnock

Hi-tech protection for birds at risk from SA’s wind turbine farms

South Africa

Hi-tech protection for birds at risk from SA’s wind turbine farms

By Kristin Engel

Municipal waste failures undermine South Africans’ right to a healthy environment, committee told

South Africa

Municipal waste failures undermine South Africans’ right to a healthy environment, committee told

By Kristin Engel

Bricks nation — Cape Floral Kingdom reimagined in Lego by local designer

Our Burning Planet

Bricks nation — Cape Floral Kingdom reimagined in Lego by local designer

By Kristin Engel