Author: Mark McTaggart

The past year brought about several precedent setting court decisions and a growing number of lawsuits seeking to tackle climate change. In May, the Supreme Court of Colombia ruled in favour of a group of 25 children and youth, holding that their constitutional right to a healthy environment was being violated by deforestation in the…

On 25 October 2018 at 10h00, the Constitutional Court handed down judgment in an application for leave to appeal against the decision of the High Court of South Africa, North West Division, Mahikeng (High Court). The High Court granted an order evicting the first to 37th applicants, representatives of 13 families in the Lesetlheng Community…

The African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) is pleased to share with you a three part animation series on GMOs in South Africa. These animations (each around 5 minutes long) are available on our YouTube Channel The animations speak to the following topics: History of Maize Cultivation and Consumption in South Africa GMOs in South Africa…