Articles for John Yeld

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Latest science confirms plummeting penguin population

New model forms the basis for an urgent recommendation to change African Penguinā€™s conservation status from endangered to critically endangered

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Science | 15 July 2024

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Crucial penguin conservation plan heads to court

Minister accused of placing fishing industry interests above the survival of penguins

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News | 4 July 2024

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New proposal puts Kruger National Parkā€™s environmental safeguards ā€œat riskā€

Experts alarmed by government move to drop statutory requirements for some developments in the park

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News | 31 May 2024

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Coal mine accused of making ā€œmanifestly scurrilousā€ allegations against opponents

A coalition against mining in the Mabola Protected Environment want ā€œscandalousā€ and ā€œirrelevantā€ claims struck from court record

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News | 8 May 2024

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Proposed coal mine in Mpumalanga grasslands back in court

Uthaka Energy persists with plans for a colliery in Mabola Protected Environment despite six court judgments

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News | 30 April 2024

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Judge rules for ā€œroadā€ in legal clash with ā€œtoadsā€

Noordhoek road link in Cape Town to go ahead

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Brief | 24 April 2024

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African Oystercatcher bucks the trend in crashing bird populations

The species has gone from ā€œNear Threatenedā€ to ā€œLeast Concernā€ on the Red Data List

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News | 16 April 2024

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Alexkor vs Creecy in environment court battle

The state mining company is challenging an environmental compliance notice

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News | 12 April 2024

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Ministerā€™s plan could wipe out African penguins, say scientists

Conservationists mount legal challenge to environment ministerā€™s decision on fishing around breeding islands

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News | 22 March 2024

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Meticulous Eastern Cape effort to keep vultures from extinction

Vultures disabled by powerline collisions are taken care of and given a place to breed

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News | 25 January 2024

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Aussie mining company ā€œSLAPP suitā€ partly settled out of court

Six South African defendants have reached an agreement with Mineral Commodities Ltd

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News | 22 November 2023

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Itā€™s ā€œToad versus Roadā€ in the Cape High Court

Environmentalists challenge road extension that threatens endangered Western Leopard Toads

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News | 7 November 2023

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Mining department refuses West Coast prospecting bid

Government turned down Limpopo-based Nekwana Trading Enterpriseā€™s application because of shortcomings in basic impact assessment

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News | 19 September 2023

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Farmer seeks ā€˜pardonā€™ for illegally enlarging dam

The application raises concerns over water use in the Western Cape

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News | 12 September 2023

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11th-hour out-of-court settlement reached on West Coast diamond mining

A major legal battle over the extension of 30-year mining rights has been averted

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News | 1 September 2023

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Court challenge to 30-year extension of West Coast diamond mining rights

Fishers say they were ignored when the original rights were awarded between 1994 and 1998

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News | 28 August 2023