A Durban-based socio-economic development initiative is inspiring a generation to rethink, redesign and build a positive future for the city. The Baobab Project, launched at the end of 2019, promotes the emergence, development and deployment of new solutions to reduce...
The world’s ecosystems - forests, farmlands, cities, wetlands, grasslands, oceans, waterways - which are critical to supporting life on Earth are in danger. The next ten years offer the last opportunity we have to prevent catastrophic climate change and further loss...
To mark International Day for Biological Biodiversity on Saturday (22 May), we've compiled a list of tips you can apply to your life to help conserve nature's biodiversity. Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life you’ll find in one area of nature — animals,...
A brand or company greenwashes when it gives a false impression or provides misleading information about how products are environmentally sound. It deceives consumers into believing that a company's products are environmentally friendly. Here are our tips on how to...
This article was published by Conversation Insights and Apple News editors and written by James Dyke (Senior Lecturer in Global Systems, University of Exeter); Robert Watson (Emeritus Professor in Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia) and (Senior Research...
Grow, Eat…COMPOST…Repeat. This is the theme for International Compost Awareness Week in the US, which we think is brilliant, as composting is a really good way to reduce your carbon footprint. This circular process turns recycled organic materials into compost which...
To mark Freedom Day in South Africa we have compiled this list of actions you can take to help all people have an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being. Why? So that all people can realise their highest potential, without interruption by...
There is a magical place that has evolved in Ocean View. Six emerging urban farmers have been on a mission to make Ocean View “good, green and gorgeous”. After our visit, we're pretty confident that they have achieved this. The group of farmers, called Kosgangsters,...
Walking through Sandton City's Diamond Walk you won't miss the new exhibition of designer installations. Showcasing paper bag designs by Franz Gräbe and garments designed by some of South Africa’s top fashion designers, the exhibition is intended to celebrate and...
Most people want to make decisions that benefit their health and their environment, but don’t know where to start. For Brew Kombucha founder Alex Glenday, it all starts with changing the way we consume. The self-taught brewer made her first batch of kombucha, a fizzy,...
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