NATURE HASN’T BOUNCED BACK DURING THE PANDEMIC. BUT IT STILL CAN. Aerial view of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, in Maués. © Andre Dib / WWF-Brazil By Mariana Ferreira Head of Science, WWF-Brazil Co-Chair, IUCN WCPA COVID-19 Protected Areas Task Force This week a year ago,
Mining Incubator Photo Credit: Scott Ramsay The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-SA) recognises the role that mining has played and will continue to play in the domestic and global economy. It also recognises the catastrophic impact that poorly regulated mining activities can have on the
SA KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS Photo Credit: Scott Ramsay While global conservation action has increased over the past decades, the pressures on biodiversity have also increased resulting in a continued loss and degradation of biodiversity. It is therefore paramount that conservation action is focused in the most
Conservation collaboration in the Overberg Credit Justin de Klerk photography Spanning 1,2 million hectares, the Western Cape’s Overberg is home to the Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative (ABI), which involves private landowners and farmers partnering with government and non-profit organisations in a multisector conservation
Wild Honeybush as a driver for holistic fynbos veld management Photo Credit: Green Trust Honeybush grows in the Langkloof Valley, between the Tsitsikamma and Kouga Mountains in the Eastern Cape. It is harvested to make a refreshing tea that is rich in
SA citizens benefit from biodiversity tax break Photo Credit: Candice Stevens South Africa achieved a world-first in 2016 with the introduction of a biodiversity tax incentive for private landowners, including communities, who have their land officially declared as a nature reserve in
Farming the Wild Photo Credit: Kelvin Truatman. Left to right reserve rangers Bhotsotso, Charles Myeni, Nqobile Myeni and Muzi Igniting new ways for people and nature to thrive After 10 years of hard work by the KwaZulu-Natal-based Wildlands (a programme of the
Harvesting fynbos for sustainable communities and ecosystems Photo Credit: Flower Valley Trust images by Kobus Tollig Background Fynbos is the collective name given to the shrub-like vegetation found in the south-western and southern Cape of South Africa. Fynbos is a major component
Biodiversity Stewardship Fiscal Benefits Project Photo Credit: Enkangala Grassland Vista by Heather Dugmore Background Biodiversity stewardship is a novel and key means to formally protect biodiversity found on privately owned land and is part of the national response to secure the future
Sustainable Stewardship with Small-scale Farmers in the Suid Bokkeveld Project Photo Credit: Indigo Development and Change Background The Suid Bokkeveld in the Northern Cape has extreme temperatures that range from over 40 degrees in the summer to below zero in the winter.
