Tackling threats to the world’s oceans
Mandela University is part of a £20 million (R358m) programme aimed at tackling threats to the world’s oceans. From plastic pollution to rising sea levels and acidification to over-fishing, the threats facing our oceans are well documented.
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22/01/2019 Tackling threats to the world’s oceans
22/01/2019 SA’s sea turtles might be refugees
Organic & Natural Food Systems – Imperative for Climate Change
Uganda has two million organic farmers, 200 000 of whom are certified as organic producers, which qualifies them to sell and export their products as organic, and gain higher revenue. There is no reason why South Africa cannot achieve the same, according to Nelson Mandela University's Professor Raymond Auerbach, whose research over the past 45 years on organic farming and sustainable food systems, has established him as an international authority. He has doctoral students working in Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and South Africa.
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17/01/2019 Organic & Natural Food Systems – Imperative for Climate Change