Savannah Burns

Jun 27, 2024 | goodthingsguy.com | Savannah Burns |Liryn de Jager |Tyler Leigh Vivier

Roving Reporters share how a writing competition gave budding conservationists a voice—and people are listening!Greater Kruger, South Africa (27 June 2024) – In villages on Kruger’s western boundary, a chorus of young voices is poised to echo the hopes and aspirations of future conservation leaders. Among them is Grade 12 learner Dzunani Nyathi who has his sights set on becoming a wildlife vet.

Mar 24, 2024 | dailymaverick.co.za | Savannah Burns

ROVING REPORTERS Rivers running red, an explosion of toxin-producing cyanobacteria and the possible emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens are some of the potential consequences of South Africa’s polluted and stretched water systems. South Africa has reached its absolute limit of finite water supply. The government should treat the water crisis as its single biggest priority, Professor Anthony Turton, a specialist in water resource management, said this week.

Sep 12, 2023 | standardmedia.co.ke | Fred Kockott |Savannah Burns

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.  Well, that’s how the old adage goes. But what if we’ve got it wrong? What if planting trees is not the panacea for climate change it’s often touted to be? And what if, under certain circumstances, tree-planting does more harm than good?  These are questions ecologist and biogeographer Prof William Bond would like more of us to begin asking.

Sep 7, 2023 | dailymaverick.co.za | Fred Kockott |Savannah Burns

ROVING REPORTERS Although trees help combat climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the air and releasing oxygen into the atmosphere, the positive impact of mass tree planting programmes has been grossly exaggerated. The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. Well, that’s how the adage goes. But what if we’ve got it wrong? What if planting trees is not the panacea for climate change it’s often touted to be?

Jul 31, 2023 | newsghana.com.gh | Savannah Burns

By Savannah Burns, Roving ReportersIt’s easy to be laid low by all that ails our planet; did you know there is a word for this? Eco-paralysis. Eco-paralysis is defined as the feeling that one cannot do anything meaningful to positively affect climate change. Similar feelings include powerlessness, apathy, complacency, or disengagement (Albercht, 2019). According to 3 young African leaders, the cure lies in taking incremental steps, celebrating small wins and building on them.