Climate change has brought about a number of global environmental challenges and the worst, climatic disasters such as floods and droughts. In Zimbabwe, particularly in the semi-arid Chivi District, droughts have become ...

Road transport safety is challenging globally, especially in developing countries, where it affects both road users and governments. The aim of road traffic safety is to ensure a reduction or total eradication of road ...

Soil erosion is a global challenge that threatens ecological functionality. The need for better soil conservation practices keeps growing due to the twin challenges of climate change and population growth. However, ...

An increasing number of students drop out of university in South Africa and throughout the world. The South African Council for Higher Education has introduced strategies to deal with high dropout rates, which include ...

Invasive alien species continue to spread and proliferate in waterways worldwide, but environmental drivers of invasion dynamics lack assessment. Understanding alien species ability to self-disperse via locomotion following ...

Leaf litter contributes to the functioning of aquatic ecosystems through allochthonous inputs of carbon, nitrogen and other elements. In many freshwater ecosystems, leaf litter inputs are among the most important cross-ecosystem ...

Despite its simplicity and efficacy, the promotion of hand washing for disease prevention remains a challenge, particularly in resourcelimited settings. This article reports on a quasi-experimental schoolbased study ...

Human activities on land degradation have triggered several environmental problems especially in rural areas that are under developed. The main aim of this study is to analyse the contribution of different land uses to ...

Chlorophyll–a (chl–a) is an optical active compound used as proxy for phytoplankton biomass to determine the trophic state of the aquatic ecosystem. Traditional approaches for monitoring aquatic system are time consuming, ...