Author:Dlodlo, NDate:Apr 2012This paper reports on potential applications of IoT technologies that could contribute to sustainable environmental management (EM in South Africa). These technologies have been categorised under environmental quality and protection, natural ...Read more
Author:Musee, N; Thwala, Melusi; Nota, NDate:May 2011Nanotechnology is currently at the forefront of scientific research and technological developments that have resulted in the manufacture of novel consumer products and numerous industrial applications using engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). ...Read more
Author:Von Maltitz, Graham P; Brent, ADate:Nov 2008Biofuels have been promoted as an environmentally-sustainable solution to the global energy crisis, and a way to counterbalance global increases in CO2. The reality is more complex; under some circumstances biofuels can be a major environmental ...Read more
Author:Foundation for Research Development, (Ecosystems section)Date:1985The Seminar on Basic Needs in Rural Areas was organized to provide an opportunity for interaction between researchers and decision-makers. Various aspects of basic needs in rural areas were covered. Papers delivered on the following topics ...Read more
Author:Zingel, JDate:2000KwaZulu-Natal has a large and segmented forestry sector which provides a major contribution to the national forestry product. It is also the province with the most significant history and investment by the private sector in small scale outgrower ...Read more
Author:Matooane, MDate:Mar 2009Climate change is anticipated to have serious adverse health effects, particularly in developing countries. Impacts will be exacerbated by poor or non-existent social, technological and financial adaptation and/or mitigation measures. In South ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Mar 2008The CSIR conducts core research and develops competencies in various strategically critical areas of the natural resources and the environment (NRE) fields of study. Through relevant and focused research, CSIR Natural Resources and the ...Read more
Author:Duncombe-Rae, CMDate:1989The first cruise of the Marion Off-shore Ecological Study (MOES-I), during April and May 1987, was a multi-disciplinary effort aimed at gaining a further understanding of the relationships between productivity and the environment in the ...Read more
Author:Gandar, MVDate:Nov 1983An annotated checklist is given of 60 species of Acridoidea which were found on the Nylsvley Nature Reserve. The density of a species may change greatly over small distances, altering the population species composition. Vegetation structure ...Read more
Author:Claassen, MariusDate:1999Environmental impact assessments in South Africa are usually conducted according to the integrated environmental management (IEM) procedure. The preliminary investigation reported here, indicated that most of the ecological requirements ...Read more
Author:Nahman, Anton; Wise, R; De Lange, Willem JDate:Sep 2009The paper reviews the potential contributions of environmental and resource economics (ERE) to the achievement of sustainable development in developing countries and highlights the limitations associated with applying ERE within a developing ...Read more
Author:Scott, DFDate:2000Certification has been responsible for a very large improvement in the standard of forest management in South Africa. The reasons for the positive role of certification are set out briefly below. Firstly, and most importantly, certification ...Read more
Author:Amigun, BDate:Nov 2009Biofuels are Liquid, solid and gaseous fuel derived from organic matter-biomass-including plant materials and animal waste. This paper is about the state of biofuels in Africa and the initiatives thereof.Read more
Author:Somerset, VSDate:Jan 2010In order to investigate and understand the behaviour of mercury in the South African environment, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has established the first Mercury Reference Laboratory at the CSIR in Stellenbosch, ...Read more
Author:Godfrey, Linda KDate:Aug 2007Research into integrated waste management is undertaken in view of the impact of increasing populations and a strong national focus on industrial, agricultural and urban growth that is likely to result in the increase of human induced pressures ...Read more
Author:Rudd, RTDate:Jan 1978Modern society is producing ever increasing quantities of dangerous and/or toxic wastes, which require safe and effective disposal if they are not to pose a threat to our water supplies or the environment in general.Read more
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:Maharajh, Dheepak M; Lalloo, RajeshDate:Nov 2008The environmental effects of burning fossil fuels and the increased crude oil prices have triggered increased interest in biofuels. Biodiesel is traditionally produced from oil seed crops, which have lower yields per land area and threaten ...Read more
Author:Parsons, SDate:Jan 2010Indoor Environmental Health (IEH) is a comprehensive term that includes the effects of quantity of air, light and noise in a space and the physical, physiological and psychological aspects from colours, aesthetics, services, outdoor climate ...Read more
Author:Wessels, Konrad J; Bachoo, AK; Archibald, SDate:May 2009Deriving date-specific phenometrics from different multi-day MODIS composite data can potentially yield very different results. The objectives of this study were therefore to quantify the differences between (i) using 8-day vs. 16-day MODIS ...Read more