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A new company is rethinking what bees and technology can mean for people left behind by traditional economies. For some, it’s a financial lifeline…
More and more tourists are flocking to Antarctica. Let’s stop it from being loved to death
Antarctica has become a popular tourist destination, drawing 125,000 people in 2023-24. But it comes with environmental costs…
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South Africa’s birds: The price of extinction
South Africa’s birds are disappearing, and it’s going to cost us – not just environmentally, but economically too…
Motsepe’s ARC accused of ‘despicable’ bid to mine national park
A lengthy fight between the WWF and African Rainbow Capital has taken a new twist over a brazen attempt to mine inside the West Coast…
Adapt or die: Climate wave hits South African businesses
As the steel sector shows, there’s a cost to going green – but not doing so could be fatal. South African businesses must adapt…
Prince William charms Cape Town, but South African funders still cool on climate
There’s no arguing that the fourth annual Earthshot Prize awards, the pet project of British royal Prince William held in Cape Town this week, was…
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