# Prince William, in collaboration with United for Wildlife, has launched a new, groundbreaking documentary series titled Guardians. The six-part docuseries offers a rare insight into the dangerous work of wildlife rangers operating on the front lines of conservation worldwide. The series follows stories from rangers working in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, the Central […]
# The University of the Witwatersrand’s Climate Risk Modelling project has been awarded a grant by the Bezos Earth Fund’s AI Grand Challenge for Climate and Nature. The approximately 925-thousand-rand phase one grant is to help lead the ground-breaking project, aimed at transforming weather forecasting across Africa. The project was selected for its potential to address […]
# Twee mense is dood en twee word vermis nadat groot oorstromings in Nieu-Suid-Wallis, Australië, daartoe gelei het dat meer as 50-duisend mense gewaarsku is hulle sal dalk moet ontruim. Volgens die BBC is die rekordreënval veroorsaak deur ‘n stadig-bewegende laagdruk-gebied en dit is nou tot ‘n natuurramp verklaar. Meer as 100 skole is gesluit […]
# Two people have died and another two are missing after major flooding in New South Wales, Australia, left more than 50-thousand people under evacuation warnings. According to the BBC the record rainfall was caused by a slow-moving area of low pressure and has now been declared a natural disaster. More than 100 schools have […]
# Die Groot Biodiversiteitsuitdaging van 2025 het afgeskop en Suid-Afrikaanse leerders in Graad 6 tot 9 word genooi onder die tema ‘Harmonie met die Natuur en Volhoubare Ontwikkeling‘ deel te neem. Dit word deur die Wes-Kaapse Vriende vir Omgewingsopvoeding en sy vennote soos CapeNature en SANParke aangebied. Die uitdaging vra innoverende inskrywings wat wissel van […]
# Water van die Lesotho-Hoogland-waterprojek vloei weer, ná maande van onderhoudswerk. Die hervullingsproses het hierdie week begin met die water wat gister die Klein Caledon-tonnel bereik het en teen vandag by die Asrivier-uitvloei in Clarens verwag word. Daar was vertragings aan Lesotho se kant van die tonnelstelsel, wat sedert 1 Oktober gesluit is, terwyl Suid-Afrika […]
# Water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project is flowing again after months of maintenance. The refill process began this week, with water reaching the Little Caledon tunnel yesterday and expected at the Ash River Outfall in Clarens by today. The tunnel system, closed since 1 October, saw delays on Lesotho’s side, while South Africa […]
# The Big Biodiversity Challenge is back for 2025, inviting South African learners in Grades 6 to 9 to tackle the theme ‘Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development’. The challenge is organised by the Western Cape Environmental Education Friends and partners, like CapeNature and SANParks. The challenge calls for innovative entries ranging from essays to eco-tech […]
# Tropiese woude het verlede jaar teen ‘n rekordspoed verlore gegaan, hoofsaaklik weens bosbrande wat boerdery as grootste bedreiging verbygesteek het. Die Amasone waar dit baie droog was, het groot verliese gehad en 3,1-miljard ton koolstofdioksied is vrygestel. Terwyl Brasilië sukkel, toon Indonesië vordering met streng wetgewing teen brande. Kenners waarsku oor ʼn gevaarlike klimaatskringloop. […]
