Fish farming at industrial scale: a Turkish case study: Bird's eye view of an open sea fish farm in, Aegean, Turkey. ShutterstockOne of the world’s fastest-growing food production industries, aquaculture, is harming the marine environment and people’s lives with intensive fish farms. Fish farming was promoted to contribute to meeting the rising demand for food. But it has … [Read more...] about Fish farming at industrial scale: a Turkish case study | The Conversation
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Can the centre hold, or will South Africa get its own Bolsonaro? | The Conversation
Can the centre hold, or will South Africa get its own Bolsonaro?: South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa faces the daunting task of fighting corruption and winning votes for his party. GCISPresent indications are that South African voters are not gearing up to “do a Brazil” in the face of a mounting economic crisis and high levels of corruption within the ruling party. … [Read more...] about Can the centre hold, or will South Africa get its own Bolsonaro? | The Conversation
Mental health genetics: African solutions for African challenges | The Conversation
Mental health genetics: African solutions for African challenges: There are concerns that Africa may be excluded from advances in genetic brain research brain. ShutterstockOver the past two decades, mental health research has advanced markedly. But most mental health studies haven’t included African people – either as researchers or as participants. This raises an all too … [Read more...] about Mental health genetics: African solutions for African challenges | The Conversation
How we arrived at a $1 billion annual price tag to save Africa’s lions | The Conversation
How we arrived at a billion annual price tag to save Africa's lions: There’s a need to secure Africa’s 282 massive "lionscapes". ShutterstockA billion dollars. That’s approximately what it would cost, to save the African lion. That’s a billion dollars each year, every year into the foreseeable future. The startling price tag comes from a calculation we did, … [Read more...] about How we arrived at a $1 billion annual price tag to save Africa’s lions | The Conversation
How the First World War rewarded white South Africans, but not black compatriots | The Conversation
How the First World War rewarded white South Africans, but not black compatriots: Delville Wood Memorial in Cape Town.About 2300 white soldiers died in the First World War battle. ShutterstockThe outbreak of the First World War, coming little more than a decade after the Anglo-Boer war ended, presented white South Africans with a conundrum. Should they join Britain and her … [Read more...] about How the First World War rewarded white South Africans, but not black compatriots | The Conversation
