MIIF prioritising ESG for sustainable mining
calls for ESG to underpin issuance of licenses targets galamsey’s environmental havoc The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) has placed
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Agriculture
Bats struggle during organic farming transition
Bat activity falls as farms make the transition to organic agriculture, new research shows. Organic farming is better for biodiversity
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Leading scientists redefine ‘sustainability’ to save the ocean and feed a hungry and warming planet
Top ocean experts have published a report that redefines the concept of “sustainable fishing” and proposes 11 “golden rules” that
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African food future looks bright with blueprint for food security
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa can secure future food supplies by unlocking the potential of their people and farming systems, a
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Impact of climate change on agriculture suggests even greater challenges to the environment, global food supply and public health
A sweeping global research review of the links between climate and agriculture reveals the likelihood of an emergent feedback loop
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Soil footprint: a simple indicator of a crop’s impact on soil erosion
A team from the Department of Agronomy proposes a method to calculate, compare and communicate how different crops affect the
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Cracking soils could accelerate climate change
There’s perhaps no more universal image of drought than the crisscross of cracks in parched soil. Soils contract as they
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Vodacom South Africa celebrate 30 years of loving the planet with a sustainability themed cookoff
In celebration of Earth Day and their 30th birthday, Vodacom South Africa held a showcase and cookoff focusing on sustainable
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In Senegal, Mariam Sonko is championing women’s rights and agricultural Sustainability
When Mariam Sonko’s father died when she was a young child, her mother struggled to take care of her and
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AI is increasingly being used to deal with climate change, but it has its own emissions problem
On a farm in St. Peters Bay, P.E.I., a black four-wheeled rover with two extended arms trundles through a row
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