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Government pushes for ‘flexible’ environmental impact assessment system
BRACE FOR (LOW) IMPACT

Government pushes for ‘flexible’ environmental impact assessment system

South Africa’s environmental impact assessment rules are up for revision again, nearly 30 years after it became mandatory for local developers to study the implications of their projects more carefully before breaking ground.

By Tony Carnie
TOXIC BATTLES

How war weaponises environmental destruction and the case for legal accountability

By Don Pinnock
How war weaponises environmental destruction and the case for legal accountability
GROUNDUP

Thyspunt recommended for Eskom’s new nuclear power station, despite heritage obstacle

By John Yeld
Thyspunt recommended for Eskom’s new nuclear power station, despite heritage obstacle
FROM THE ASHES

Burst of floral life is a beautiful bonus of devastating Overberg wildfires

By Liz Clarke
Burst of floral life is a beautiful bonus of devastating Overberg wildfires
OPINIONISTA

‘Tower of Babel’ - how four conflicting ‘languages' keep SA’s wildlife conservation debate deadlocked

By Christina Hiller
‘Tower of Babel’ - how four conflicting ‘languages' keep SA’s wildlife conservation debate deadlocked
Majodina's ultimatum to municipalities – deliver, or we will intervene
PLATFORM FOR ACCOUNTABILITY

Majodina's ultimatum to municipalities – deliver, or we will intervene

By Tony Carnie
Lions, law and the limits of the ‘sustainable use’ concept
OPINIONISTA

Lions, law and the limits of the ‘sustainable use’ concept

By Adam Cruise
Standard Bank backs UNISA’s climate loss and damage research to strengthen South Africa’s resilience
SPONSORED CONTENT

Standard Bank backs UNISA’s climate loss and damage research to strengthen South Africa’s resilience

By Standard Bank
Kruger insiders convicted of rhino poaching in landmark Skukuza case
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Kruger insiders convicted of rhino poaching in landmark Skukuza case

By Fred Kockott
Geopolitical legal iceberg — Former Australian PM Abbott linked to Antarctic land claim pitch
MORE THAN MEETS THE ICE

Geopolitical legal iceberg — Former Australian PM Abbott linked to Antarctic land claim pitch

By Tiara Walters
A suburban scourge – pseudoscience and groundwater detectors
BOREHOLE SITING OP-ED

A suburban scourge – pseudoscience and groundwater detectors

By Roger Parsons
The fence that isn’t — wildlife, disease and neglect on the SA-Eswatini border
BOUNDARY CLASH

The fence that isn’t — wildlife, disease and neglect on the SA-Eswatini border

By Vuyisile Hlatshwayo
MAN’S TOXIC SIGNATURE

The ocean is no longer pure: Scientists find human chemistry woven into the seas

By Don Pinnock
The ocean is no longer pure: Scientists find human chemistry woven into the seas
OPINIONISTA

So far, so close: The shy constellation that mirrors Table Mountain

By Stefania Falcon
So far, so close: The shy constellation that mirrors Table Mountain
OPINIONISTA

Trophy hunting quotas without accountability: How different courts are exposing the same broken state

By Bool Smuts
Trophy hunting quotas without accountability: How different courts are exposing the same broken state
STORY ARK

Government funding is the final hurdle to unleash the weevil to control pine weeds

By Leonie Joubert
Conservation dynamics

The fence effect: What happens to wildlife when you draw a line around it?

By Gillian McAinsh
ROVING REPORTERS

From discovery to impact — Mapping Africa’s biodiversity

By Fred Kockott
ACTIVE HOPE

Joanna Macy: An eco-philosopher’s lessons for living in curiosity, dancing with despair and hope

By Don Pinnock
Leaking pipes, filthy rivers and health risks exposed in SA’s latest water report cards
SYSTEM IN DECLINE

Leaking pipes, filthy rivers and health risks exposed in SA’s latest water report cards

South Africa’s water purification and wastewater treatment plants continue to crumble, wasting dam-loads of clean water, polluting rivers and raising health risks.

By Tony Carnie
TOXIC BATTLES

The Iran war is an energy event, and the climate is paying the price

By Don Pinnock
GAME-CHANGER

How South Africans are using high-tech to rewrite the rules of wildlife conservation

By Tony Carnie
WEB OF DEVASTATION

The rhino horn heist that exposed Vietnam’s shadowy passport machine and rot at Home Affairs

By Simon Bloch
OPINIONISTA

Anthropocentric framing of wildlife use in SA is neither scientifically grounded nor ethically neutral

By Bool Smuts
Western Cape adds 20 new nature reserves in major conservation boost
BIG SHIFT

Western Cape adds 20 new nature reserves in major conservation boost

By Don Pinnock
Fire chopper crash above Hout Bay ends in miraculous escape
‘BLOODY SCARY’

Fire chopper crash above Hout Bay ends in miraculous escape

By Don Pinnock
Is the Just Transition slipping away? Power imbalances shaping SA’s energy future
CONSENSUS JITTERS

Is the Just Transition slipping away? Power imbalances shaping SA’s energy future

By Lerato Mutsila
‘Nothing about us without us’: Fishers fight TotalEnergies’ exploration plans
LEGAL CHALLENGE

‘Nothing about us without us’: Fishers fight TotalEnergies’ exploration plans

By Lerato Mutsila
When science overreaches: Conservation needs ethics, not just ecology and economics
OPINIONISTA

When science overreaches: Conservation needs ethics, not just ecology and economics

By Adam Cruise

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