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Ecoskoops - 14 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: Toyota urges South Africa to incentivise hybrids amid charging and power challenges. Africa captures just 2% of its massive carbon credit potential, risking billions in lost climate finance. She chats with ecologist Alison Hepplestone from EcoSolutions on poison-free pest control using owls and bats as natural allies for farms and cities.
14 Apr English South Africa Daily News · Nature

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