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Clay brick production forms one of the preferred economic activities in rural areas. However,
there is “a competition for land and resources between brick production and other subsistence
agricultural activities. This ...
At the current global population growth rate, the world is experiencing an unprecedented demand for natural and processed resources such as energy resources. Bioethanol being a comparatively sustainable source of energy ...
The greatest battle that the earth has to consistently and persistently fight to maintain its
natural purity is mainly human-induced pollution, especially of natural water bodies like
oceans, seas, rivers and underground ...
The key objective of this study was to formulate Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR) epidemiological models to analyse the scientific literature and to identify the trends and dynamics of rabies, brucellosis and tuberculosis ...
The study evaluated the compliance of Namibian communal conservancies with mandatory Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) set by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT). The specific objectives of the study ...
Pretoria, City of Tshwane (COT), Gauteng Province, South Africa is one of the cities that continues to experience rapid urban sprawl as a result of population growth and various land use, leading to the change of natural ...
Climate change has become one of the biggest challenges confronting the world’s economic, social and
environmental development efforts today. Responses to these challenges normally fall into two broad
categories, namely ...
Cycads have an interesting evolutionary history since they represent the oldest lineage plants that
originated ~ 300 million years ago (Ma) in the mid-Permian but re-diversified recently around 12
Ma with Cycas and ...
Meaningful stakeholder engagement in an Integrated Environmental Management Plan (IEMP) process is a major challenge facing most protected areas (PAs) today. IEMPs are viewed globally as effective tools practiced in PAs ...
The use of domestic solid fuel, such as wood, animal dung, coal and charcoal, is common in
low-income settlements in South Africa. Domestic solid fuel is commonly used in South Africa
due to its affordability and ...
The Western Cape is progressively becoming threatened by resultant water shortages caused
by the frequent drought conditions, necessitating the need to explore alternative water
supplies through seawater desalination to ...
This study sought to determine the mineralisation of magnesite in the Folovhodwe, Venmag and Nyala Mines in the Tshipise area of the Limpopo Province in South Africa. The main aims of the study were to characterise the ...
South African companies have used the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) as a sustainability reporting tool to assist in the transparency of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) data in their integrated reporting. ...
Oil refineries generate huge amounts of crude oil sludge, a complex waste product containing
many carcinogens. The rapid increase in crude oil sludge pollution on land and water has been
an enormous environmental ...
Wildlife interactions in tourism are criticised by some on welfare grounds due to the
negative impacts on the individual animals, considered to be over-worked, poorly
provided for and unable to express normal behaviours. ...
Human coronaviruses (HCoVs) attracted attention in 2002 with the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)outbreak, caused by the SARS-CoV virus (mortality rate 9.6%), and gained further notoriety in 2012 with theMiddleEa ...
As a result of South Africa recording its first COVID-19 index case in March 2020, the country
imposed one of the strictest lockdowns globally. The lockdown unearthed vital lessons that climate
practitioners both in South ...
Plastic bag waste is a major environmental concern faced by countries across the
economic development spectrum. In response, nations have adopted varied
management practices to lessen the detrimental effects of plastic ...
Climate Change poses a great risk to our future as species on Earth. The impacts
thereof will have far reaching consequences on every aspect of our daily lives and
ultimately on our ability to survive and thrive as ...
Decreasing surface water quality in South Africa has become an issue of concern as the population grows, industrial and agricultural activities expand, and environmental pollution increases. Wastewater treatment plants and ...