Tag "Climate Change"
FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR 2023
Changing the narrative on conservation
Hard work, clear thinking, and tough choices lie ahead
Climate change — deer do well, misery for meerkats
Research into red deer and meerkats provide lessons on mitigating the effects of climate change and biodiversity loss.
Time to sharpen up African climate journalism
Young scientists offered training in coastal resilience reporting
Southern Ocean seal species increasingly straying into South African waters
Marine experts are still trying to find out why there has been an increase in the number of species of seals on South African shores over the past two years.
A lot on our plate:
Why the way we farm and eat must change
We’re travelling less and using less energy – good news for our efforts to rein in climate change – but we’ve still got far to go. Embracing nature may get
Turn or burn:
Time for a carbon neutral future
The fossil fuel industry’s grip on the global economy has made it harder for us to move to a sustainable future. Dr Andrew Venter looks at the oil price collapse
Laughter better medicine than Greta, says SA comic
Greta Thunberg, the teen green activist, would win more people to her cause if she cracked a few jokes, says actor
Activists call on SA government to declare climate emergency
About 50 activists, led by Extinction Rebellion, picketed outside the Gauteng Legislature in Central Johannesburg Friday, on Friday afternoon. They called on government to declare a climate emergency, writes Zoë Postman
Geologist’s ‘deep view’ perspective heats up the debate on climate crisis
Global warming is real and it’s happening, but a geology professor reckons the current focus on it is short-sighted, distracting from more pressing environmental problems. Mike Watkeys’ “deep time” perspective
Why are conservative men so scared of Greta Thunberg?
What is it about Greta Thunberg that scares so many ageing, conservative men? Is it because she challenges the old-world industrial capitalist order that gave men the authority over everything,
