Drones now part of anti-poaching arsenal
US branch of the World Wildlife Fund receives a $5m grant from Google to develop technologies to combat wildlife poachingSA ‘fortunate’ with SKA skills transfer
Technology and know-how will bring ‘enormous’ development to SA, writes Sarah Wild
SKA project calls for SA proposals
Requests for proposals for the pre-construction phase of the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope will open next month
Townships ‘choking to death’ on dirty air
Experts say air quality across South Africa, measured at 76 monitoring stations across the country, exceeds the country’s and the World Health Organisation’s limits for aerosols
Forging a partnership to stamp out poaching
Community involvement in wildlife conservation can reduce illegal hunting in South Africa, writes Sue Blaine
SA ratifies international protocol on biodiversity
South Africa becomes the 12th country worldwide to ratify legally binding international protocol aimed at safeguarding its sovereignty over its biodiversity
Renewable energy projects picking up steam
Global wind and solar power developer Mainstream Renewable Power has turned the sod on a 138MW wind energy plant in Jeffreys Bay
Fifty-seven rhinos poached in SA in January
But, South African National Parks says antipoaching measures are starting to yield results, as it turns to increased law enforcement and more militaristic approaches
Challenges of reducing food waste while millions starve
The UN has launched a food-loss programme as 9.04-million tons of food is discarded each year in SA, writes Sue BlaineAccenture launches innovation index
Index of innovation to acknowledge companies using innovative practices and create a database of how different firms innovate
New ‘harvesting’ plan to stimulate birth rate of black rhino
Regime involves removing 5% a year from each of South Africa’s established populations of black rhino, as country struggles to get upper hand against poachers
Tax incentives could increase SA’s meagre research spend
Business accounts for nearly 60% of research and development spending in South Africa
Rhodes University Special Report
RHODES UNIVERSITY: Research punching above its weight
Rhodes is the smallest traditional university in the country but punches above its weight in terms of quality and quantity of research, writes Sarah WildRHODES UNIVERSITY: Institute wants to keep toes in the water
Modelling a natural phenomenon such as water ‘behaviour’ in a constantly changing environment can be murky business for researchers, writes Sarah Wild
Rhodes University Special Report
RHODES UNIVERSITY: SKA to give competitive advantage to SA
Rhodes University’s RATT centre helps fill the gap between radio astronomers and radio engineers, writes Sarah Wild
RHODES UNIVERSITY: Biotechnology unit ‘surprises with its skills’
University has school of biochemistry, microbiology and biotechnology, with impressive credentials, writes Sarah Wild
RHODES UNIVERSITY: Using science to unravel ecological systems and synergies
Sarah Wild meets three academics at Rhodes University working on the connections between environmental systems
- Wetlands in danger: we ignore ‘water factories’ at our peril
- Environment bill ‘causing confusion’ over mining development
- No stone left unturned for land-speed bid
- Platmin in firing line over North West game corridor
- Dung beetle looks to the skies for direction
- Renowned ornithologist Philip Hockey dies
- Rise in rhino poaching ‘threatens to undo years of successful effort’
- Black carbon found to be ‘a powerful climate pollutant’
- Crops for biofuel ‘lift global food prices’
- Researchers try get a glimpse of nanotechnology’s potential risks
- NEWS ANALYSIS: SA gets down to nuts and bolts of recently announced science endeavours
- The quest for habitable planets
- SA made the right decision to bid for SKA
- DA’s Morgan takes a break from politics
- SA to test carbon capture, storage project
- Dolphins will be safe during New Year’s Eve rave, says uShaka
- Too much tuna can turn the mind to salad
- Molewa to contest tribunal ruling
- Bid to halt rock lobster fishing goes to court
- Climate change: tears in the desert
- Local efforts ‘do more to save the world’ than global deals
- Bad vibrations fear for uShaka’s dolphins
- Mossel Bay’s Pinnacle Point a step closer to world heritage status
- SKA project’s task ahead is to turn dream into reality
- SKA headlines a bumper year for Department of Science and Technology
- Agreement with Vietnam ‘marks turning point’ for rhino conservation
- Save Mapungubwe relationship with CoAL sours
- Array of emissions trading markets opening up for SA
- Farmers warned to take cover in stormy season
- Report will advise on legal trade in rhino horn
- Meteorite fossil ‘proof we are not alone’
- Joburg ‘needs effective education’ to go green
- ‘Misfiling’ snare in North West game corridor plan
- New online resource site sustains SA’s heritage
- SA uses Southern Ocean project to raise its research game
- Agency to back venture capital fund
- Investors back South Africa's green plans
- India urges US, EU to pledge more money to climate change efforts
- Save Mapungubwe relationship with CoAL sours
- New South African satellite to focus on users’ needs
- Outcome of Doha climate talks important for SA
- World is able but not willing to cut greenhouse gas emissions, says UN body
- SA’s businesses to turn to new emissions markets
- Molewa calls for an equitable deal on climate change
- Doha climate talks make progress but more ambition needed, says UN envoy
- Qatar sees first-ever climate change protest
- SA industry advised to fight for 100% exemption for offsets in carbon tax law
- Foodstuff labelling ‘not viable’ for South Africa
- Poor bear brunt of climate change, says Ban
- UN climate talks must culminate in ‘meaningful’ deals, action
- Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies set to be a hot topic in Doha
- Meteorologists say 2012 on track to be ninth-warmest year on record
- Arab youth activists seek ‘ambitious’ plans on climate change
- Why ‘green’ cars may be out before they have arrived
- Last-ditch effort to renew Kyoto pledge
- South Africa keeps its position on list of fish producers
- North West pioneers inland fisheries plan
- Cohesive approach needed for move to green economy
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