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New fynbos lily discovered at southern tip of Africa

Two flowering populations of the Nuwejaars lily has been found on the Agulhas Plain in the Nuwejaars Wetland Special Management Area

Fossil finds: Lynne Quick and her team extract sediment to analyse pollen grains to assess changes in plant communities to establish vegetation histories. (Photo: Emil Von Maltitz)

More than an allergen, pollen can be used to diagnose climatic changes

Monitoring has focused on health risks, but palynologists are now using it to study climatic changes in various landscapes

Elegant: Blue cranes return to the Overberg each year but climate change may affect their ability to breed. Photo: Marco Valentini/Biosphoto/AFP

Climate crisis a threat to bird species

Changes in agriculture will affect blue cranes and heat stress will harm Cape rockjumpers that are already found at higher altitudes

Safety valves: Ecosystems such as the fynbos of the Western Cape absorb and slow down water and channel the runoff into streams and rivers. (Hoberman Collection/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)

‘The future is closer than expected’

Restoring ecosystems — wetlands, savannahs and grasslands — will mitigate the effects of global warming

Natural gifts: Buchu or Agathosma
betulina has been popular in
teas and perfumes internationally
ever since it was introduced to Cape settlers. (Photo by David Cheskin – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)

Study on rats finds buchu can help with obesity, diabetes and other ailments

Stellenbosch researcher believes clinical trials on humans will show promising results

Poor score: Emissions rise from the Kriel power station. It’s South Africa’s support of coal-fired electricity that gives the country a bad climate change name. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
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Sona 2021: Ramaphosa accords the climate crisis only a cursory nod

Country can’t lose sight of the threat climate change poses, President Ramaphosa says.

Fragile: About 12% of the 3?000 animals in South Africa that were assessed in the report are at risk of extinction.The cheetah was the second-most threatened carnivore after the African wild dog. (SylvainCordier/hemis.fr)

We’re killing off life, but there is hope

Sipho Kings reports on the findings of a mega government report on the state of our plants and animals, and what’s being done to secure their future

People must be reconnected to their natural heritage for conservation to create jobs.

​A warming world puts the heat on fynbos

A study shows the floral kingdom is threated by rising temperatures and more frequent wildfires.

Nature provides a real treat

Nature provides a real treat

Animal, mineral or vegetable? <b>Nechama Brodie</b> makes some suggestions to help you to find the answers to Christmas-present questions.

Better than the big five

Better than the big five

What seemed to many to be an environmental tragedy turned out to be a catalyst for new life and a blessing for lovers of fynbos and flowers.

Biofuel production could threaten fynbos

South Africa’s unique fynbos vegetation could be threatened if canola is introduced as a source of biofuel.

Devil’s Peak blaze ‘contained’

The fire on Devil’s Peak above Cape Town was ”more or less contained”, it was reported on Wednesday afternoon.