Karabo Meyer

Occupation:
Wildlife conservationist

Dr. Karabo Meyer (Born 17 September 1988 Johannesburg, South Africa) is a Wildlife conservationist, South African scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate and an altar-globalization author. She’s been a member of some environmental groups and campaigns and also scientific committee in South Africa and other international institutions. She has worked as Associate Director for energy, transport and climate change before becoming adviser to many newspapers and environmental associations. Meyer is a BSc and MSc graduate of the University of Kyoto in Japan and was a Research Associate at the Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Toronto for more than two years.

Nationality: Johannesburg, South Africa
April 06, 2019
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Death toll from storm Eloise rises to 21 across southern Africa

MAPUTO (Reuters) - The death toll from Storm Eloise has risen to 21 across southern Africa after Moz...

February 01, 2021
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Eleven trapped miners rescued in China after 14 days underground

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese rescuers pulled 11 gold miners to safety on Sunday with most of them in...

January 24, 2021
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US Fisheries Hit Hard by COVID-19

Demand for fresh seafood has plummeted as people avoid dine-in restaurants.

January 13, 2021
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One Year After Declaring Climate Emergency, Scientists Push for 'Massive-Scale Mobilization'

One year after over 11,000 scientists from 153 countries came together to declare a climate emergenc...

January 09, 2021
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The Power of Inclusive, Intergenerational Climate Activism

After decades on the political periphery, the climate movement is entering the mainstream in 2020, w...

September 29, 2020
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Facebook suspends environmental groups despite vow to fight misinformation

Facebook blames mistake in system for restrictions on groups including Greenpeace USA

September 22, 2020
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Climate change: Power companies 'hindering' move to green energy

New research suggests that power companies are dragging their feet when it comes to embracing green...

September 01, 2020
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Climate crisis: Extreme weather means UK faces worst wheat yields in 40 years, farmers’ union says

Wet winter, dry spring and hot summer combined to make tough planting and growing conditions for far...

August 20, 2020
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Ten times more plastic dumped in Atlantic than previously believed

Study is first of its kind to measure ‘invisible’ microplastic particles beneath the ocean surface a...

August 19, 2020

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