# The Green Connection is concerned about the recent approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment for Shell’s proposed Northern Cape Ultra Deep oil and gas exploration project. The project, located off the West Coast, between Port Nolloth in the Northern Cape and Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape, would involve drilling five exploration wells and […]
# Die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Dion George, sê die G20-Omgewings- en Klimaatvolhoubaarheidswerkgroep se vergadering in die Krugerwildtuin het belangrike punte geïdentifiseer om omgewingsuitdagings aan te pak. Dit sluit in die hersiening van tegniese dokumente oor bioverskeidenheid, droogte, die agteruitgang van grond, chemikalieë, klimaatsverandering, luggehalte en oseane. George sê dit stem ooreen […]
# Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment minister Dion George says the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group meeting at the Kruger National Park has identified key priorities to tackle environmental challenges. This includes reviewing technical papers on biodiversity, drought, land degradation, chemicals, climate change, air quality, and oceans. George says these align with Africa’s […]
# Dit het sedert Maart goed gereën in die Namakwa Nasionale Park in die Noord-Kaap en lae temperature is onderbreek deur tye van sonskyn. Dit het dit moontlik gemaak vir die vroeë ontkieming van blomme, veral die gousblom-spesies. SANParke sê blomme het reeds in die Skilpad-gebied begin blom, terwyl gedeeltes van die viertrek-ekoroete, insluitend Wildeperdehoek […]
# Good rainfall has been falling in the Namaqua National Park in the Northern Cape since March, and low temperatures have been punctuated by periods of sunlight. This has made it possible for early germination, particularly among the daisy species. SANParks says flowers have started to bloom in the Skilpad area, while sections of the […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens waarsku dat nog ʼn kouefront die Wes-Kaap en ander dele van die land later die week sal tref. Die provinsie verwag van Donderdag af reën en donderstorms. Teen Vrydag word reën ook in die oostelike dele van die land, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga en Gauteng verwag. Die weerdiens se senior voorspeller, Tokelo Chiloane, […]
# Die Britse minister van Energie en Klimaatsverandering, Ed Miliband, sê die jongste klimaatverslag is ‘n duidelike waarskuwing oor die dringendheid om klimaatsverandering aan te pak. Die verslag bevestig dat die Verenigde Koninkryk se klimaat aansienlik verskil van vorige dekades, met uiterste hitte en reënval wat die norm word as gevolg van mensgemaakte aardverwarming. Die […]
# The South African Weather Services is warning of a cold front that will hit several parts of the country later this week, especially in the Western Cape. The province is expected to experience thunder showers and rain from Thursday. Rainfall is also expected in the eastern parts of the country, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Gauteng […]
# UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband, says the Met Office’s latest report is a stark warning on the urgency of tackling climate change. The report confirms the UK’s climate is notably different from previous decades, with extreme heat and rainfall becoming the norm due to human-caused global warming. The […]
