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The world is facing a global water crisis, with many regions experiencing intense
competition for limited water supplies among various stakeholders, including game lodges,
residents, agriculture, and various other ...
Globally, sand accounts for approximately 30 percent of global annual solid material
consumption, mainly for construction purposes. Sadly, about 50 billion tons of sand is mined illegally especially in developing regions ...
The generation of food waste is a pervasive issue within all tiers of the food supply and value chain, resulting in an annual loss of approximately 1.3 billion metric tons, encompassing a substantial 30% of global food ...
Spatial thinking allows a person to use space to structure problems, model the real world, and identify and communicate possible solutions to challenges. Research proved a strong correlation between students studying ...
Since the start of planned park developments, parks have been considered the spatial and social ‘fixes’ to the cultural, political, economic, and environmental challenges of cities. This is even more pronounced in dynamic ...
Food insecurity has long been a problem in South Africa, with 6.5 million people (11% of the population) suffering from hunger in 2019. South Africa should, due to rising demands for food in urban areas, notably in Gauteng, ...
Ecotourism is one of the essential and fast-growing sub-sectors of tourism globally. The COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying confinements have renewed the interest and importance of nature for the general well-being of ...
This thesis presents a study on water hyacinths' (WH) (Eichhornia Crassipes) current and potential expansion, socioeconomic impact, and climate-smart management approach in two selected lakes in Ethiopia. The study main ...
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a highly acidic and biorecalcitrant wastewater matrix that is rich in dissolved metals and wreaks havoc into receiving environments due to its toxic nature that poses mutagenic, teratogenic, and ...
Electronic waste (e-waste) is a millennium challenge due to the rapid growth of the usage of electronic devices and appliances, the gradual improvement of living standards, and the life of technology we are living in. ...
Waste materials generated from various agricultural products, processes, and activities have been widely investigated as potential biomass to produce adsorbents with the capacity to remove heavy metals from effluents of ...
Slopes in surface mines are usually designed from the geotechnical data. The important geotechnical parameters include geology, rock strength and groundwater. In designing the most optimum slopes, each geotechnical parameter ...
Waste and pollution emanating from industrial activities is a primary global concern, prompting industries to seek solutions to reduce environmental impacts. Among other proposed environmental measures to reduce environmental ...
Several South African cities are faced with challenges of rapid urbanisation, overpopulation, spatial inequalities, and poor service delivery. Local municipalities have failed to adequately address the challenges manifested ...
This study explores enhancing Life Science teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) through professional development to facilitate seamless integration of Education for Sustainable Development (EE/ESD) into the ...
Disposing of solid waste is one of the most serious and controversial issues facing countries around the world. The problem is caused by daily human activities. The main aim of this qualitative study was to explore solid ...
Predators have a considerable influence on the structure and functioning of the ecosystems in which they occur, however their numbers have declined, and continue to do so. The eradication of top-level predators has been ...
dissertation presents an account of the impacts of sand mining activities in the province of the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The theoretical framework and methodology of the dissertation are based on the dialectical ...
Backround: Ethnobatanical knowledge is mostly confined among the locals, hence proper enquiry, and documentation of medicinal plants in a specific area can aid the constantly evolving scientific community in protecting ...
Bioleaching is a biological and an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional leaching methods for extracting metals from ores or wastes. However, its reliance on microorganism, which are sensitive to bioleaching ...