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Environment & Natural Resources

Current legal frameworks can’t protect the oceans from deep-sea mining and the negative impacts on humankind

Susan Reid 1 day

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Environment & Natural Resources

Measures to protect penguin populations now in place

25 Mar 2025

The OceanXplorer is docked in Cape Town until the end of the week.

Data & Analytics

OceanX shows how AI is transforming marine research

Lindsey Schutters 26 Feb 2025

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Environmental Law

Court ruling a warning shot against illegal fishing

10 Dec 2024

Ocean Basket, Abalobi partner to promote sustainable, fair fishing practices

Fishing

Ocean Basket, Abalobi partner to promote sustainable, fair fishing practices

11 Jun 2024

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Fishing

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Mark John Costello 2 Apr 2024

Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

5 Jul 2023

SA making notable effort towards achieving 10% marine protected areas

Environment & Natural Resources

SA making notable effort towards achieving 10% marine protected areas

5 Aug 2022

Much of the West Coast between Elands Bay in the south and Alexander Bay in the north is, or has already been, the target of mining operations. Photos: John Yeld

Mining

Court challenge to West Coast beach mining

John Yeld 13 Nov 2020

Communities protest drilling

Coal, Oil & Gas

Organisations object to offshore oil and gas drilling

24 Aug 2020

Fishing

Fishery project makes progress in protecting biodiversity of international waters

5 Feb 2020

Deep sea mining could impact negatively on the ocean's biodiversity. Image source: Getty/Gallo

Mining

Deep marine mining faces multiple challenges

17 Jan 2020

Tourism

MSC Cruises becomes first global carbon-neutral cruise line

12 Nov 2019

SA in top 3 biodiverse nations

Environment & Natural Resources

SA in top 3 biodiverse nations

2 Oct 2019

Ships' risky fuel transfers are threatening African Penguins

Environment & Natural Resources

Ships' risky fuel transfers are threatening African Penguins

Peter Ryan, Katrin Ludynia and Lorien Pichegru 4 Sep 2019

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Environment & Natural Resources

Robben Island to be designated a Marine Protected Area

23 Apr 2019

Aquaculture key to food security and nutrition?

Fishing

Aquaculture key to food security and nutrition?

Helen Swingler and John Bolton 27 Nov 2018

Cabinet approves Marine Protected Areas

Environmental Law

Cabinet approves Marine Protected Areas

26 Oct 2018

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Tourism & Travel

Ocean safaris a boon for Nelson Mandela Bay tourism

25 Apr 2018

Environment & Natural Resources

Scientists warn of continued dangerous decline in biodiversity, nature's contributions

27 Mar 2018

Environment & Natural Resources

Drive for giant new marine sanctuary in Antarctica

17 Oct 2017

St Helena expecting influx of tourists with scheduled flights, new luxury hotel

Travel

St Helena expecting influx of tourists with scheduled flights, new luxury hotel

19 Jun 2017

Climate Change

Africa feeling the heat of climate change

Dan Shepard 2 Jun 2017

Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area rezoned

Sustainable Farming

Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area rezoned

22 Dec 2016

#SharetheBay with Craig Duffield of Mosaic Tourism

Tourism

#SharetheBay with Craig Duffield of Mosaic Tourism

Sindy Peters 1 Dec 2016

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Fishing

Healthy oceans important drivers of African prosperity, food security

2 Sep 2016

Environment & Natural Resources

UNEP launches diving guide to protect marine biodiversity

19 Apr 2016

Tourism

Ten stunning SA beaches that aren't Clifton or North Beach

Aaisha Dadi Patel 28 Dec 2015

SA oceans to unlock opportunities in economy

Fishing

SA oceans to unlock opportunities in economy

9 Jun 2015

Seas face biodiversity shakeup even under 2C warming

Environment & Natural Resources

Seas face biodiversity shakeup even under 2C warming

3 Jun 2015

WWF-SA recognises minister's visionary leadership

GreenBiz

WWF-SA recognises minister's visionary leadership

6 May 2013

Losing natural biodiversity could cost us the Earth

Climate Change

Losing natural biodiversity could cost us the Earth

22 May 2012