Food Systems Summit Brief: water for food systems and nutrition

Aug 30, 2021

Access to sufficient and clean freshwater is essential for all life. Water is also essential for food system functioning: as a key input into food production, but also in processing and preparation, and as a food itself. Water scarcity and pollution are growing,...

Why sustainability is not enough in international education

Jun 15, 2021

Sustainability is a hot buzzword in international education right now, especially as we plan for a post-COVID-19 era. As a consequence of the abrupt halt in overseas travel and public mobility due to the pandemic, the earth has benefitted from significantly...

Pollution: A farmer’s desperate cry as waste swallows his land

Feb 9, 2021

While the nation is engulfed in the Covid-19 pandemic, a Western Cape farmer would also like to draw attention to, what he describes as, “the plastic pandemic”. His farm is surrounded by plastic and other waste, reports Dona van Eeden. For most farmers, waking up in...

Kenya: We shouldn’t be so focused on Covid we neglect environment

Jan 13, 2021

In 2020, Covid-19 turned life on its head and affected almost all sectors of the economy. While many governments have done a good job countering the pandemic, they seem to have relegated one vital sector to the back burner — the environment. We have heard about...