Invasive beetle could kill thousands of trees in Stellenbosch
An invasive beetle with the ability to kill any tree it had burrowed into, had been sighted in the...
Category: Environment
Getting to know South Africa’s eco warrior
Prof Guy Midgley, an internationally renowned climate scientist, is seen as one of the leading voices on climate change...
Climate change is linked to serious human rights violations – SU professor
“The history of climate change is also a history of capitalism, colonialism and apartheid, of which all have been...
Local land artist shaping the NFT landscape
Land artist Strijdom van der Merwe described his creative process during the creation of the Fifty Two Collection as...
Looking out for our feathered friends
The hatchlings which are still nesting in Stellenbosch are at threat of being displaced from their nests by high...
Don’t pet Stellenbosch’s Cape dwarf chameleons, say experts
Cape dwarf chameleons, which are frequently spotted in Stellenbosch, are well-suited to survival in urban spaces but it is...
REVIEW: Reflecting on the essential in ‘The Reclaimers’
The Covid-19 pandemic came with a silver lining for informal waste reclaimers, said Luyanda Hlatshwayo, a reclaimer who…
Climate change is here, and affecting our health – SU researcher
Climate change is a problem that is no longer in the future, but with us. This is according to...
Why we are catching whales for conservation
There are very few creatures who have captured the human imagination in the way whales do. But despite their enormous size, their biggest threat to their survival continues to be human activity. The South African coast has seen many whale entanglements over the past years leading to risky rescue missions by disentanglement professionals.
Climate biologist Wendy Foden’s fight against eco-anxiety
Wendy Foden is a world-renowned climate biologist, and a fighter of climate change. Foden speaks to MatieMedia about eco-anxiety, and about sustainable habits for climate change researchers.