Welcome to Issue 1 of Biodiversity & Environment Africa. This new digital publication has evolved and branched out from the seeds of Biodiversity Nature, which were planted slightly over a decade ago. The primary objective of B & E Africa is to interpret and disseminate often complex academic research and environmental policies in a digestible and easy ‘for everyone to understand’ format.
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What's Inside
The Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill
The Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill is one of the iconic birds of the savanna biome, or…
Miniature Dragons
In the forests and kloofs of South Africa, there be miniature dragons. A slow, careful,…
Iconic African raptors uplisted to Endangered Status
Press release issued by BirdLife South Africa Three of Africa’s most famous birds of prey,…
Recycling
Home recycling
In April 2019 I travelled with my wife, daughter, and mother-in-law from Johannesburg to Umhlanga…
Health & Wellbeing
Stress, Sleep, Sunlight, and Strong Immunity
How we replenish our energy and inner resources is key to our human survival. Be…
Viewpoint
COVID-19– sifting fact from fiction
The world has changed, literally overnight. Despite ample warnings from epidemiologists, and other scientists, over…
COVID-19 – Impact on biodiversity conservation and ecotourism
In the last several months, international travel has almost come to a grinding halt. Many…
