Featured Research: Environment

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Livestock protein supplement of the future

Fly maggots can be used to reduce organic waste products that are a source of pollution and costly to manage, while simultaneously producing a cheap and sustainable source of protein.

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Insects as an alternative food source

According to the World Bank, land, biodiversity, oceans, forests and many other forms of natural capital are being depleted at an unprecedented rate and, unless we change how we grow our food and manage our natural capital, food security will be at risk, especially for the poorest people of the world.

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Living Land - Episode 13: Alternative sources of Nutrition

According to the World Bank, land, biodiversity, oceans, forests and many other forms of natural capital are being depleted at an unprecedented rate and, unless we change how we grow our food and manage our natural capital, food security will be at risk, especially for the poorest people of the world.

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Research on water tax featured as Editor's Pick on UNESCO forum

An article written by three staff members of UP's Department of Economics was featured as the Editor's Pick on the Global Water Forum (GWF), an online resource publishing concise, open-access articles from leading researchers on water governance, policy and science.

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Adapted to the Antarctic: A cold-lover's genetics

Life can thrive in the most extreme climates – from the very hot to the very cold. Something that not long ago was believed to belong in science fiction has now been brought into the realm of reality by a researcher at the University of Pretoria (UP).

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New study on vulture-killing drug raises serious concerns

For over a decade it has been known that some drugs are toxic to vultures and that they are exposed to these drugs by consuming contaminated carcasses.