Environmental News
- World’s oldest climate fund targets wildlife bonds for every country in Africa July 17, 2025 2:36 pm WHTC - Michigan By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) -The world’s oldest multilateral climate fund, the Global Environment Facility, is planning a new wave of wildlife conservation bonds in a bid to help African countries save endangered species and ecosystems. Wildlife …
- How private land is outpacing national parks in supporting South Africa’s wildlife July 17, 2025 6:40 am IOL Private land now hosts more of South Africa’s wildlife population than national parks. This is according to a new study led by Professor Peet van der Merwe and Professor Andrea Saayman from the North-West University titled, “Assessing the contributions of …
- Protecting wildlife: South Africa to prohibit new captive lion breeding facilities July 16, 2025 2:13 pm IOL In a decisive move to protect South Africa’s lions and reinforce ethical conservation practices, the government is set to ban the establishment of new captive lion breeding facilities. This forms part of a broader initiative to phase out commercial …
- Globus unveils South Africa itinerary with wine, wildlife and national parks July 8, 2025 12:23 pm TTG Asia Globus has introduced a new 13-day Small Group Discovery tour in South Africa, designed for a limited number of participants, with group sizes averaging 18 and capped at 24. The tour runs from Cape Town to Johannesburg and includes a range of experiences …
- UN report finds droughts, global heating drove mass wildlife deaths in Africa and Amazon in last 2 years July 3, 2025 1:24 pm Down to Earth “Lions from the Amboseli National Park had wandered into a nearby farm seeking food and killed 12 goats. The Maasai owner of the goats stated that losing half of his herd was a substantial loss of income and compensation from the Big Life Foundation …