# Ten minste 14 mense in Bali in Indonesië is dood in wat amptenare die eiland se ergste vloede in ‘n dekade noem. Stortreën het ernstige oorstromings oor die grootste deel van die eiland veroorsaak, wat gelei het tot riviere wat walle oorstroom het. Honderde inwoners is ontruim omdat hul huise onder water is. Die […]
# At least 14 people on Bali in Indonesia have been killed in what officials say are the island’s worst floods in a decade. Torrential rains triggered severe flooding across most of the island, causing rivers to burst their banks. Hundreds of residents have been evacuated as their homes were submerged. The rain has now […]
# Die finaliste vir die 14de Eco-Logic Toekennings is amptelik aangekondig. Dit erken prestasies in 12 kategorieë, insluitend oplossings vir klimaatverandering, waterbesparing, sirkulêre ekonomiese projekte, eko-modes en gemeenskapgedrewe projekte. Die finaliste sluit in Sankub, Wildlife ACT Innovations, Re.Bag.Re.Use en die Volhoubaarheidinstituut. Die stigter van die toekennings, David Parry-Davies, sê die finaliste verteenwoordig die beste Suid-Afrikaanse […]
# Bosbou Suid-Afrika sê aangeplante woude speel ʼn belangrike rol om die land se inheemse bome te beskerm. Suid-Afrika het sowat 1,2-miljoen hektaar kommersiële boomaanplantings in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, die Oos- en die Wes-Kaap. Die organisasie se direkteur van navorsing en bewaring, Ronald Heath, sê mense kan egter nie langer net staatmaak op aangewese bewaringsgebiede […]
# Forestry South Africa says planted forests play a vital role in protecting the country’s indigenous tree species. South Africa has around 1.2-million hectares of commercial timber plantations across Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and Western Cape. FSA’s Research and Protection director, Ronald Heath, says people can no longer rely on designated conservation areas […]
# Eskom sê deur e-mobiliteit verminder hy koolstofvrystelling en verseker dat elke gemeenskap baat by die oorgang na volhoubare vervoer. Die kragverskaffer het die eerste 20 elektriese voertuie by sy vloot gevoeg. Die Verenigde Nasies beraam dat indien 60-persent voertuie op paaie battery-elektries en inprop-hibriedvoertuie is, sal daar teen 2050 meer as 60-miljard ton koolstofdioksied […]
# The finalists for the 14th Eco-Logic Awards have officially been announced. The awards recognise achievements across 12 categories, including climate change solutions, water conservation, circular economy projects, eco-fashion, and community-driven programmes. The finalists include Sanccob, Wildlife ACT Innovations, Re.Bag.Re.Use and The Sustainability Institute. Founder of the awards, David Parry-Davies, says the finalists represent the […]
# Eskom states that through e-mobility, it is reducing carbon emissions and ensuring that every community benefits from the transition to sustainable transport. The power utility has launched the first 20 electric vehicles into its fleet. The United Nations estimates that by achieving a 60-percent share of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road, […]
# ‘n Entstof om chlamydia in Australië se koala-bevolking te behandel, is goedgekeur in die eerste projek van sy soort ter wêreld. Navorsers het die entstof ontwikkel om die buideldier te beskerm. Chlamydia is verantwoordelik vir die helfte van koala-sterftes in die land se wilde bevolkings, wat hoofsaaklik in die bloekomwoude langs die ooskus voorkom. […]