Research Articles (Centre for Environmental Management)

With the continuing increase in Sub-Saharan African countries, will Sustainable Development Goal 1 ever be achieved by 2030?

Atangana, Ernestine (MDPI, 2022)

The poor in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are in a worse predicament than their counterparts in other regions. The goal of this study was to establish the key drivers of poverty in SSA by looking at how economic variables affect ...
Effectiveness of cattle dung biogas digestate on spinach growth and nutrient uptake

Tshikalange, Bridget; Ololade, Olusola; Jonas, Chipa; Bello, Zaid A. (Elsevier, 2022)

New farming techniques should be introduced to improve yield quality and quantity while taking preservation of the environment into consideration. This study investigated effectiveness of cattle dung biogas digestate on ...
Developing and enforcing fracking regulations to protect groundwater resources

Esterhuyse, S.; Vermeulen, D.; Glazewski, J. (Nature Research, 2022)

Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) extraction can augment energy supplies in countries with viable gas resources, but it risks damaging water resources. Water supply problems for fracking can also limit UOG extraction, ...