In North Durban, the Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve is a 76 hectare reserve with the largest population of mangrove trees still remaining in the Durban area. Mangroves are at first sight ungainly trees, with rough bark and contorted branches, but they are a critical part of coastal ecosystems, providing shoreline protection from storm surge and [...]

Professor Anamarija Frankic will represent the Center for Governance and Sustainability and the University of Massachusetts Boston at the  17th Conference of the Parties (COP17)  to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). COP 17 is being held in Durban, South Africa Nov. 28-Dec. 9, 2011. The conference is also the 7th Session [...]

South Africa is ready to join over 190 parties at the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), taking place from November 28th to December 9th 2011 in Durban. COP17 is particularly important because it will be the last Conference of the Parties before the Kyoto [...]