A South African organisation has come out tops in a public vote that saw it clinch a grant worth more than R630 000 from the European Outdoor Conservation Association to expand its cedar tree planting initiative in the Cederberg, Western Cape.

Giant prehistoric kangaroos perished when “climate upheaval” turned lush Australian rainforest into desert, scientists said, after studying ancient fossils with new techniques.

Since opening in 2022, South Africa’s Wildlife Forensic Academy has trained over 500 people, only 89 of whom are rangers, investigators, or conservation officers.

Central and eastern parts of South Africa will be affected by severe weather in the coming days, say meteorologists.

The US announced its intention to impose tariffs of up to 3 521% on solar panels from Southeast Asia, a move aimed at countering alleged Chinese subsidies and dumping in the sector.

From responding to weather disasters to rising competition in the fast-warming Arctic, militaries are exposed to climate change and cannot let it become a strategic “blind spot”, security experts say.

Electric cars on South Africa’s roads are set to grow- but adoption is held back by costs, policy gaps and electricity supply constraints.

A massive Black Sea oil spill prompted Moscow’s consumer watchdog to urge Russian holidaymakers to reconsider their summer plans, warning that the popular seaside resort of Anapa’s beaches were unsafe.

Africa’s power industry is set to reevaluate how it structures new projects and prices equity, says Globeleq CEO Jonathan Hoffman.

Up to 17% of cropland worldwide is contaminated with at least one type of toxic heavy metal, posing health risks to up to 1.4 billion people, scientists warned.

Focusing solely on what’s gone wrong in carbon markets is like judging the latest smartphone on the glitches of its earlier iteration – or wishing people skipped straight from faxes to email, or from horses to electric vehicles, says Mandy Rambharos.

The Supreme Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that the environment minister has a legal duty to issue regulations to improve the air quality in the Highveld Priority Area.

A new blue crane rehabilitation facility has been established in the Overberg region of the Western Cape, to help injured birds recover.

Solar energy is booming in Niger, one of the world’s sunniest countries, with sales of increasingly cheap solar panels going up and new projects coming online.

Eskom is creating a new independent subsidiary company to attract more investment into the utility’s renewable energy portfolio and accelerate renewable energy deployment.

South Africa is on the cusp of starting a traded electricity market that will give consumers a choice of power products along with a range of pricing options, according to a top investment bank.

Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, the EU agency that monitors climate change said on Tuesday, prolonging an unprecedented heat streak that has pushed the bounds of scientific explanation.

SA faces a deepening water crisis driven by erratic rainfall, over-allocated water resources (98% already committed) and consumption far above the global average. Without major interventions, the country faces a projected 17% water shortfall by 2030.

Barely inhabited islands, countries the US enjoys a trade surplus with, and a tariff formula that isn’t about tariffs.

South Africa’s National Treasury is in talks to secure loans from Germany and the UK under the terms of a climate pact the US walked away from last month.

A study by researchers from the University of Johannesburg revealed a concerning level of cancer-causing chemicals in Gauteng’s Klip River.