Author:Matsebe, GDate:Jul 2011Ecological sanitation (referred to in some countries as Ecosan) has been successfully implemented in both developed and developing countries such as Sweden, Germany, China, El Salvador, Mexico, Uganda and South Africa. Among others, three ...Read more
Author:Du Plessis, CDate:Oct 2009Many commentators suggests that in order to effect meaningful transformation of global development pathways, it is necessary to change the worldview that underlies the current development paradigm to a view that sees the world as a complex ...Read more
Author:Saidi, AT; Tshipala-Ramatshimbila, TVDate:2006The woodland is considered as an important part of the natural heritage of the local clan and has therefore been under a traditional woodland management regime. The involvement of the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, with its emphasis ...Read more
Author:Olwal, TO; Montsi, L; Mofolo, M; Mekuria, FissehaDate:Sep 2013The ever rising demand for energy all over the world, following the dwindling of the fossil fuel resources and adverse effects on the climate change, has compelled the need to save energy and lower the cost of energy utilization in the wireless ...Read more
Author:De Lange, Willem J; Van Wilgen, BWDate:Jul 2010This study is a first attempt at a holistic economic evaluation of South African endeavours to manage invasive alien plants using biological control. The author’s focus was on the delivery of ecosystem services from habitats that are invaded ...Read more
Author:Steyn, Maronel; Maherry, A; Genthe, BettinaDate:Jul 2011This presentation highlights the economic burden of diarrhoea in the Olifants Water Management Area, South Africa. It concludes that water pollution prevention is cheaper than diarrhoea treatment.Read more
Author:McConnachie, AJ; De Wit, MP; Hill, MP; Byrne, MJDate:Sep 2003Azolla filiculoides (red water fern) is a floating fern native to South America which has invaded aquatic ecosystems in South Africa. Thick mats of A. filiculoides on dams and slow-moving water bodies cause economic losses to water-users. ...Read more
Author:Semelane, Maphumzane S; Nwulu, N; Kambule, N; Tazvinga, HDate:Feb 2021South Africa has developed one of the most successful renewable energy development programs in the world. However, the establishment of a South African solar Photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing localisation agenda has fallen behind. This study ...Read more
Author:Nahman, Anton; Godfrey, Linda KDate:2009This paper presents results from a survey of waste management authorities regarding the opportunities and constraints associated with the implementation of economic instruments for solid waste management in South Africa. Almost all respondents ...Read more
Author:Hall, G; Woodborne, SMDate:Nov 2010Several Middle Stone Age (MSA) site in southern Africa present evidence of environmental changes during Marine Isotope Stages (MIS) 4 and 3 between 70ka and 50ka. Of these, Sibudu Cave, KwaZulu-Natal, has yielded a detailed record of how ...Read more
Author:Van Wilgen, BW; Le Maitre, David C; Cowling, RMDate:Sep 1998In this paper, South Africa’s working for water programme is described. The programme maximizes an ecosystem services (the delivery of water), enhances sustainability by eliminating invading alien plants, and promotes social equity through ...Read more
Author:Reyers, B; O'Farrell, Patrick J; Cowling, RM; Egoh, Benis N; Le Maitre, David C; Vlok, JHJDate:2009Land-cover change has been identified as one of the most important drivers of change in ecosystems and their services. However, information on the consequences of land cover change for ecosystem services and human well-being at local scales ...Read more
Author:Walters, Chavon R; Pool, EJ; Somerset, VSDate:Aug 2014There has been extensive growth in nanoscale technology in the last few decades to such a degree that nanomaterials (NMs) have become a constituent in a wide range of commercial and domestic products. With NMs already in use in several consumer ...Read more
Author:Oberholster, Paul J; Genthe, Bettina; Hobbs, P; Cheng, Po-Hsun; De Klerk, Arno R; Botha, A-MDate:May 2013Streams impacted by acid mine drainage (AMD) typically present water exhibiting low pH and high metal concentrations. These factors result in the environmental degradation of watercourses. The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate ...Read more
Author:Kobo, Nomkwezane S; Herbette, S; Monteiro, Pedro MS; Reason, CDate:Oct 2012The Southern Ocean is an important sink for heat and CO2 and is one of the world’s most productive regions. The unique absence of blocking continents allows the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) to connect all ocean basins (Atlantic, Pacific ...Read more