There’s No Such Thing As A Vegetable
We’ve all heard about the need to eat a healthy, balanced diet including fruits and vegetables. But what is a vegetable, really? When it comes to putting food on your…
Thought Leadership
Urban Foraging Food Security: The Key to a Sustainable Future?
Urban foraging is the practice of collecting naturally-growing plants and herbs for food within town and city environments. Through the wealth of positives it provides, urban foraging could be a…
HOW TO: Plant a Pet-Friendly Garden
Household animals rarely have the same ideas about how to treat green spaces as their humans. Learning how to plant a pet-friendly garden will provide a host of benefits to…
Sustainable Tree Planting: Combating Climate Change with Reforestation
Without protection, today’s planted trees may be tomorrow’s deadwood Sustainable tree planting and reforestation are critical tools in the fight against climate change, but without proper protection and long-term planning,…
Forests and Rainfall Patterns: How They Shape Our Climate
Trees and forests provide a wide range of benefits and influence regional rainfall patterns. Forest cover in particular creates important microclimates that affect the weather and regulate the climate, often…
South Africa’s oldest indigenous trees
South Africa is home to some truly ancient individual trees, some of which are renowned attractions. Many of these trees are found in our country’s scattered but highly biodiverse and…
Black Friday’s shadow looms large over sustainability
Black Friday is a discount-laden weekend at the end of November each year, designed specifically to entice the public to hit the shops en masse. But there is a wealth…
Bridging Community Development and Climate Adaptation with the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA)
South Africa, November 2024 – As global leaders gather at COP29 to address the pressing realities of climate change, the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), in collaboration with Food…
Attention SA businesses: Gen Z expect brands to share their values
According to Belgium-based global consultancy firm Human8, members of Gen Z across the world, including in South Africa, are more willing to invest in sustainable, responsibly run brands. As a…