Author:Le Maitre, David C; Gush, Mark B; Dzikiti, SebinasiDate:May 2015There have been many studies of the diverse impacts of invasions by alien plants but few have assessed impacts on water resources. We reviewed the information on the impacts of invasions on surface runoff and groundwater resources at stand ...Read more
Author:Chamier, J; Schachtschneider, K; Le Maitre, David C; Ashton, PJ; Van Wilgen, BWDate:Apr 2012We review the current state of knowledge of quantified impacts of invasive alien plants on water quality, with a focus on South Africa. In South Africa, over 200 introduced plant species are regarded as invasive. Many of these species are ...Read more
Author:Kgaphola, Motsoko J; Ramoelo, A; Odindi, J; Mwenge Kahinda, Jean-Marc; Seetal, Ashwin RDate:Oct 2021Interaction between biophysical variables and socioeconomic conditions are far more complex and affect land cover and quality. These are aggravated by global climate change and climate variability in semi-arid regions. Therefore, the study ...Read more
Author:Arabi, Sumaiya; Nahman, AntonDate:May 2020In addition to its direct impacts on marine ecology and biota, marine plastic debris can affect the delivery of ecosystem services, with resulting impacts on human well-being, society and the economy. It is important to quantify these impacts ...Read more
Author:Truter, JC; Van Wyk, JH; Oberholster, Paul J; Botha, AMDate:Feb 2014Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a global environmental concern due to detrimental impacts on river ecosystems. Little is however known regarding the biological impacts of neutralized AMD on aquatic vertebrates despite excessive discharge into ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Mouton, CDate:Oct 2014The waste sector has been identified as a sector which can contribute towards South Africa’s economic growth and the creation of green jobs. Policies and regulations are often identified as a potential limiting factor for growth in the waste ...Read more
Author:Muswema, Aubrey P; Chetty, P; Okem, P; Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Oct 2018This case study is an overview investigating the interaction between severe weather incidents and solid waste management. The study seeks to understand how extreme weather events affect the implementation of the waste hierarchy (an approach ...Read more
Author:Muthige, Mavhungu S; Engelbrecht, Francois ADate:Oct 2016Regional climate models (RCMs) provide finer-scale simulations than those of Global climate models (GCMs), whilst being forced by the output of the host GCMs. In this study, we examine the influence of various strengths of spectral nudging ...Read more
Author:Cousins, CCDate:2000This research was done so as to understand key issues in the stakeholder consultation process undertaken as a component of the process of forest certification under the Forest Stewardship Council FSC), and to understand the nature of the ...Read more
Author:Von Maltitz, Graham PDate:2000The implementation of the International Organization for Standards (ISO) series of environmental standards (ISO 14000) within the South African forestry industry will, over time, result in a forestry management standard equal to, or superior ...Read more
Author:Ahmed, MT; Louty, NM; Osman, MAM; Godfrey, Linda KDate:Jun 2018This chapter focuses on the impacts of poorly managed waste on human health and the environment in African countries. It brings major flaws in waste management practices to the fore, including uncontrolled dumping and open burning, the most ...Read more
Author:Genthe, Bettina; Maherry, Ashton; Steyn, Maronel; Rother, A; London, LDate:Nov 2016This chapter of the Scientific Assessment focused on potential health impacts of four different shale gas development (SGD) scenarios. The scope of the study is to assess potential human health risks in the study area. International experience ...Read morecb
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Schoonraad, J; Baldwin, DDate:Nov 2016It is reported that “problems related to mining waste, may be rated as second only to global warming and stratospheric ozone depletion in terms of ecological risk” (European Environmental Bureau (EEB), 2000). The potential impacts of waste ...Read morecb
Author:Dube, S; Oluwole, FA; Lesoli, MSDate:Jan 2011The widespread transition of grasslands and savannas to shrub-lands during the last 50-100 years has elicited significant debate concerning the causes of these changes and has given rise to a number of investigations. Often the encroaching ...Read more
Author:Funke, Nicola S; Huitema, D; Petersen, ADate:Jun 2022This article contributes to the literature on environmental policy controversies. We utilize an Argumentative Discourse Analysis (ADA)-based approachto analyze the struggle for discursive hegemony that took place between competing story-lines ...Read more
Author:Musvoto, Constansia D; Nortje, Karen; De Wet, Benita; Mahumani, BK; Nahman, AntonDate:Jan 2015Globally, there are social, economic and environmental challenges related to sustainable development; these challenges include climate change, the need to feed a rapidly increasing population, high rates of poverty and environmental degradation. ...Read more
Author:Viljoen, NMDate:Sep 2012Home-based care (HBC) is an effective service model to reduce the burden on a country's health and welfare systems. In South Africa, the orphaned and vulnerable children crisis has become the focus of HBC programmes. These programmes are ...Read more