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African penguins: climate refugees from a distant past

African penguins: climate refugees from a distant past

​A new study on the paleo-historical geographic range of the endangered African penguin since the last Ice Age paints a grave picture of a species in steep...

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Milestones in climate smart agriculture project celebrated

Milestones in climate smart agriculture project celebrated

The Stellenbosch University Water Institute and Faculty of Agrisciences, in partnership with Maastricht School of Management (MSM), showcased the outcomes and...

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Meet SU’s GAUC ambassadors for global change

Meet SU’s GAUC ambassadors for global change

​Four postgraduate students from Stellenbosch University (SU) will represent Africa in the world's first youth climate leadership training project: the 'Climat...

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Junior Captain Scott Memorial Medal for best MSc thesis in Zoology in SA

Junior Captain Scott Memorial Medal for best MSc thesis in Zoology in SA

​​An MSc dissertation on marine mammal speciation and the role of historical climate change in this process earned Amoré Malan from Stellenbosch University the...

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Climate-smart horticulture can meet Africa’s food security challenges

Climate-smart horticulture can meet Africa’s food security challenges

​​The climate-smart option of growing produce in greenhouses should be scaled up to meet the challenge of food security in South Africa and Africa.

So said Dr...

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21st Century Climate-Smart Forestry for Livelihood and Sustainability in South Africa

21st Century Climate-Smart Forestry for Livelihood and Sustainability in South Africa

FOREST21 is a joint project with the goal of strengthening capacity in South African higher education in forestry. The project is coordinated by Häme...

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Climate change: are fishes migrating to colder waters?

Climate change: are fishes migrating to colder waters?

​​Are commercially-important fish species adapting to warmer waters in our oceans, or are they moving to cooler areas, thereby becoming locally extinct?

The...

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Grey whale sets new distance record

Grey whale sets new distance record

In May 2013 marine biologists were stunned by the news of the first ever sighting of a grey whale south of the equator, just off the coast of Namibia in Walvis...

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Imperial and SU collaborate to address climate change, healthcare and social impact

Imperial and SU collaborate to address climate change, healthcare and social impact

​​​​The following article by Prof Sara Grobbelaar of the Department of Industrial Engineering at Stellenbosch University was published on the website of the...

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