by dorette | Mar 5, 2024 | blog
SCS researcher in Environmental Economics, Dr Romain Pirard, wrote a commentary titled, Yasuni ITT: the virtues and vices of environmental innovation. Following this, Romain was interviewed by LEAVIT. LEAVIT: As of 2023, the remaining carbon budget to limit global...
by dorette | Feb 20, 2024 | blog
Wiida Fourie-Basson, Media officer & science writer at Stellenbosch University The nearly 400-year-old history of oaks in South Africa may be coming to an end, forever changing the treescape of towns and cities such as Cape Town, George, Paarl, Stellenbosch...
by dorette | Nov 27, 2023 | blog
Dr Jonathan Mueller, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School for Climate Studies. Forests and photovoltaic (PV) fields both possess significant potential for mitigating climate change, either through carbon uptake via photosynthesis or by reducing emissions...
by dorette | Nov 14, 2023 | blog
Wiida Fourie-Basson, Media officer & science writer at Stellenbosch University Research on the impacts of climate change on agriculture and communities in the Western Cape were high on the agenda during the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between...
by dorette | Nov 6, 2023 | blog
The CLIME Lab, based at the School for Climate Studies, Stellenbosch University, is looking for a post-doc interested in examining the roles of microclimate variables in shaping evolutionary adaptive responses to climate change. The project will incorporate field and...
by dorette | Oct 11, 2023 | blog
Author: DR ROMAIN PIRARD, Environmental Economist at the School for Climate Studies Invasive alien trees such as pines, acacias and eucalyptus in South Africa are a critical threat to biodiversity, water supplies and productive use of land. In order to address...
