South Africa’s vital wetlands are degrading faster than investment in their rehabilitation. As a result, they are facing ...

The world's oldest multilateral climate fund, the Global Environment Facility, is planning a new wave of wildlife conservation bonds in a bid to help African countries save endangered species and ...

African wetlands are among the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the continent, covering more than 131 million hectares, according to the Senegalese-based Wetlands International Africa (WIA).

Analysis - The Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa was established 94 years ago to protect the last 11 elephants in the Eastern Cape region. Since then, the reserve has expanded to 155,000 ...

Conservationists have released five vultures back into the wild on a mountain range in South Africa after they were rescued ...

Earth's wetlands are vital to the water cycle and havens for wildlife, but they are under threat. GlobWetland, an ESA-led initiative in collaboration with the Ramsar Convention Secretariat, has ...

Dutch investigative journalist Olivier van Beemen published In the Name of Nature: An Investigation into the Neocolonial ...

A-List travel advisor and safari expert Marni Granston reveals the magic of a Botswana safari, from the Okavango Delta to the ...

Huge Boost in Methane Concentrations Traced Back to Africa's Wetlands. Published Dec 11, 2019 at 6:40 AM EST. By . Hannah Osborne is Nesweek's Science Editor, based in London, UK.

South Africa joined the rest of the world in celebrating World Wetlands Day last month. The 2018 theme is, “Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future”.

In African contexts, wetlands have survived the test of times, with numerous isolated destinations in African communities having some wetlands as sacred where mermaids dwell, ...

SINCE time immemorial, wetlands played a fundamental role to African communities’ sustainable livelihood options. Legends and folklore provided lived experiences that situated wetlands within an ...