See lions, elephants, and rhinos up close—this dream is fulfilled by many travelers each year on safaris. But how can a safari benefit both the local people and animals without further harming already ...

Efforts are underway to extend the iSimangaliso Wetland Park into Mozambique, with a focus on biodiversity, job creation, and sustainable tourism, as outlined by DFFE Minister Dion George during the ...

The department has been allocated R9.08 billion for the upcoming fiscal year, constituting 0.35% of South Africa’s national ...

With government departments facing tightened budgets, Dr George emphasized that the DFFE has embraced financial discipline, ...

SANBI, South Africa's national biodiversity steward, continues to lead in climate finance. A $40 million Green Climate Fund project will launch this year, benefiting over 350,000 people directly and 1 ...

Authorities say the death toll from severe floods that inundated parts of South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape province two ...

Four adorable Maccoa duckling chicks have been hatched at Chester Zoo in a bid to save one of Africa's most endangered birds ...

Big cats are probably one of the most fascinating creatures roaming on Earth! These animals have both impressed and intrigued ...

Dion George said his department is breaking down silos and working well with other departments ‘to get things done’ ...

The Robberg is one of southern Africa's most distinctive and widespread stone tool technologies. Robberg tools—which we found ...

Wetlands are often seen as muddy, damp, insect ridden and smelly places. In South Africa in the 1970s, 50% of the country’s wetlands were drained and turned into commercial agricultural lands or ...