The Future We Want
Tourism takes a pounding in lockdown purgatory
As tourism languishes in lockdown purgatory the communities it supports will be feeling the pain. Vital funding for conservation has vanished too, writes Dr Andrew Venter
Fancy footwork
New ways needed to feed more
This virus reminds us of a growing problem: Either we find another planet to accommodate our ever-increasing needs or we change our relationship with planet Earth, writes Dr Andrew Venter
Pandemic punishes but powers school digital switch
South Africa’s basic education system is subpar. Fixing it has proven hard to do, but the country’s response to coronavirus offers hope and some pointers for the future, writes Dr
Bats in the belfry:
Time for a rethink on a troubling harvest
Dr Andrew Venter on how the unsustainable exploitation of wildlife is putting human health at ever increasing risk.
Climate for change
‘Coronavirus a dress rehearsal and a call to action’
Boeing, Boeing, gone:
Jet-set spread the disease, but it’s the poor who pay
The coronavirus puts communities least able to deal with it at greatest risk. Expect more economic migration, sustainability crises and other maladies, writes environmentalist Dr Andrew Venter.
