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A proposed Eastern Cape titanium mine faces fierce resistance from communities fearing environmental and social harm…
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Investing in nature: time for financiers to act
Governments cannot close the biodiversity financing gap alone. The private sector – asset managers, insurers and banks – must lead…
Honey pot: betting on bees to revive South Africa’s economy
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…
The currency of conservation
How NGO BirdLife South Africa is building a financially resilient model for protecting biodiversity, and why it matters…
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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…
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