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Ecoskoops - 16 April 2026

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On this week’s Ecoskoops, host Isabel Potgieter unpacks how working with nature can help fix some of South Africa’s toughest environmental challenges. She starts with worrying news from the 2025 Green Drop Report, which shows that nearly half of the country’s wastewater treatment systems are now rated in critical condition. Germany has announced a new 200 million euro concessional climate loan and over 270 million euros in additional support for green hydrogen and battery value chains, aimed at strengthening South Africa’s power grid and clean energy industries. And she continues her conversation with ecologist Alison Hepplestone from EcoSolutions, a South African company specialising in poison-free, environmentally friendly pest control.
16 Apr English South Africa Daily News · Nature

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