Conservation Watch Environment Awards honour Africa’s wilderness warriors Winners of Africa’s prestigious 2020 Rhino Conservation Awards are to be announced tomorrow – July 31. Written by rovingreporters July 30, 2020July 30, 2020
Environment Blue Economy punted as a panacea, but at what cost? Amid the global Covid-19 pandemic and a looming climate crisis climax, the increasingly redundant fossil fuel industry seems hellbent on business as usual, writes Francois du Toit. Written by rovingreporters July 19, 2020July 19, 2020
Conservation Watch Environment Accolades flow for courageous game rangers The work of exceptionally courageous game rangers comes under the spotlight at the 2020 Rhino Conservation Awards, writes Fred Kockott. Written by rovingreporters July 19, 2020July 19, 2020
Conservation Watch Environment Farmers still shudder at harm caused by DDT But today’s no-till agriculture repairs the land Written by rovingreporters July 15, 2020July 16, 2020
Environment Giving the bird: chemical farming’s shocking consequences Our addiction to chemical fertilisers and pesticides has taken a terrible toll on wildlife and human health, writes Dr Andrew Venter Written by RR July 15, 2020July 15, 2020
Environment Training Close up and personal: Writing competition sheds light on ancient ocean species Roving Reporters’ first Ocean Watch writing competition is shedding light on how sharks and rays have adapted over 400 million years. But many could now be on the brink of extinction – an issue featuring in several story pitches we have received so far. Written by rovingreporters July 15, 2020July 15, 2020
Conservation Watch Environment Hope takes flight as birds set free The rehabilitation and release of three poisoned vultures is celebrated as threats to the species’ survival escalate, writes Will Western One swallow doesn’t make a summer, but the release of three critically endangered vultures really is reason to cheer, say conservationists. The African white-backed vultures had been nursed back to health after eating from a […] Written by rovingreporters July 6, 2020July 10, 2020
Conservation Watch Environment Involving more people in the ‘wild economy’ will make the world a better place For too long, we’ve got it wrong when it comes to conservation. Fortunately some, especially the young, are pointing us in the right direction, writes Francois du Toit Young black South Africans are challenging the way we look at our planet and how best to use its natural resources. A new generation on the continent […] Written by rovingreporters June 29, 2020July 15, 2020
Conservation Watch Environment The Achilles Heel of Conservation Black communities lived in harmony with nature centuries before parks were created as “fortresses to protect nature” – an issue many conservationists choose to ignore, writes Merlyn Nomusa Nkomo. Written by rovingreporters June 29, 2020June 29, 2020
Conservation Watch Environment HIGH STAKES AT SOMKHELE Mine expansion row puts lives on the line Shootings, threats and other violence have ratcheted up tensions in Somkhele where a mine extension has exposed deep fault lines in a poor community. Fred Kockott and Matthew Hattingh report Written by RR June 3, 2020December 9, 2020