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21-30 of 57 for the Category : Conservation and the Subcategory : Biodiversity

Environmental Management Planning

( Article Type: Explanation )

Environmental management is a deliberate, multi-disciplinary process, which requires careful preparation and planning.

Extinction

( Article Type: Explanation )

A natural part of the evolutionary process is extinction, where species disappear owing to changes in their living conditions, which they are unable to survive. In recent times, however, the rate of extinction has increased dramatically as a result o

Fire

( Article Type: Explanation )

Every year in South Africa wild fires destroy thousands of hectares of agricultural land, commercial plantations and buildings, affecting the lives and livelihoods of many. While most fires are started through human negligence, some are part of the n

Fisheries - The Ecosystem Approach

( Article Type: Overview )

Ecosystem-based fisheries management is a relatively recent concept that has slowly taken formal shape over the past 30 years. In 1980 the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) became the first Regional Fishery

Freshwater Ecology

( Article Type: Explanation )

Freshwater ecology is the discipline for measuring, managing and monitoring the health of freshwater systems. It looks at water quality from a chemical perspective and then examines the organisms that are living in the water and their relationship to

Genetic Modification ~ The 'Anti' Position

( Article Type: Opinion )

In South Africa, GMOs are controversial (scientifically, economically and socially) as they are globally, in both industrialised economies and in developing countries.

Global Change

( Article Type: Explanation )

Africa, as a whole, is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This is not only due to the actual changes expected, but also due to the poor capacity of its people to cope with the changes and the developmental constraints.

Global Warming & Climate Change

( Article Type: Overview )

'Global warming', or 'climate change', refers to the rise in the planet's overall temperature due to anthropogenic (human-related) increase of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere.

Governance

( Article Type: Explanation )

Environmental governance is rapidly becoming a fundamental component in the management of corporations globally.

Grasslands

( Article Type: Explanation )

The grasslands biome is the second largest of the country's nine biomes, covering an area of 339 237.68 km2 in seven provinces.