South Africa

South Africa prohibits fishing in African penguin breeding areas for 10 years.

A South African judicial order has imposed a commercial fishing ban in key breeding colonies of African penguins, a critically endangered species. The measure, celebrated by bird conservation groups, aims to ensure food availability and reduce threats that have led...

South African farmers struggle against the import of toxic pesticides from the EU

A report from the **African Centre for Biodiversity** reveals that in **South Africa** the use of **192 highly toxic pesticides** is still allowed, of which **57 are banned in the European Union (EU)**. These chemicals include neurotoxic and carcinogenic substances...

Conservation actions in South Africa for the Cape penguins, a species at risk of extinction

A court in **South Africa** has decreed the ban on commercial fishing in six key breeding colonies of the **African penguins**, also known as Cape penguins, for at least a decade. This measure aims to protect this emblematic species,...

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Reforestation in Santa Fe: UNL’s Initiative

On the occasion of the Graduates' Day commemoration (April 15th), the National University of the Litoral (**UNL**) carried out...