The African continent could generate nearly a quarter of its energy needs through the use of indigenous, clean, renewable energy by 2030, according to a new...
The opening of the four-day South African International Renewable Energy Conference (SAIREC), offers African states an opportunity to increase their renewable energy targets and make commitments...
Global Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) installed capacity will increase more than fourfold from 282.5 Megawatts (MW) in 2014 to reach 1.3 Gigawatts (GW) by 2020, across the...
No we don’t have a crystal ball, but playing out the Pool, Quarter Final, Semi Final stages, the eventual Rugby World Cup final, based on lowest carbon...
The outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa, which has already resulted in the deaths of more than 1,200 people, is threatening the tourism sector...
Environmental ministers from Brazil, South Africa, India and China will meet in New Delhi this week, to discuss plans to combat climate change ahead of climate...
Arcibishop Desmond Tutu has urged the University of Cape Town (UCT) to drop investment in polluting fossil fuels because of their contribution to climate change, which...
A coal mine project in the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi reserve in South Africa has raised concern that illegal killing of endangered rhinos could increase, while also affecting other...
Investors should look to the long-term and help create a future that looks a lot different to today, says Graham Sinclair in this week’s featured TED...
An elephant bull is reported to have been shot by poachers in Kruger national park – the first reporting of elephant poaching in almost a decade....
The eighth international Responsible Tourism in Destinations (RTD8) conference is being held at Manchester Metropolitan University on April 3-5. Coinciding with both English Tourism Week and...
The son of US business magnate, investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett has pledged nearly $24m (£14m) for measures to tackle poaching in South Africa, which is...
Forty-six countries have signed the London Declaration and committed to tackling the illegal killing of wildlife – an industry that is worth an estimated £12 billion...
Conservation organisations have gathered in London to discuss the increasing high-profile issue of wildlife trafficking and poaching, in order to find solutions to the phenomenon that...
Conservation charities have said they fear that the rhino poaching crisis will only get worse in 2014, after more than 1,000 were illegally killed in South...