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Ecoskoops - 7 April 2026

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On today's Ecoskoops, we explore how healthier landscapes lead to healthier lives. Host Isabel Potgieter kicks off with environmental news: severe storms hit coastal KZN areas like eThekwini and Pietermaritzburg, uprooting trees, damaging power lines, and flooding roads, with mop-up operations underway; plus IRENA reports renewables hit nearly half of global power capacity by end-2025, driven by a record 692 GW addition—mostly solar. She speaks to Chloe Cormack, co-founder of EcoRestore Africa, on enhancing biochar with microbes to restore soils, safeguard water, boost farmer yields, cut costs, and build climate resilience.
7 Apr English South Africa Daily News · Nature

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