The Communities Around Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Aren't Just Neighbours To Conservation – They’re at the heart of it Photo Credit: Heather Dugmore Drive into the villages surrounding Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in northern KwaZulu-Natal, and the boundary between "reserve" and "community" barely registers. Cattle, goats, and crops are very intimate

Grassland Restoration: Why Indigenous Grasslands Matter for Soil and Climate Health Photo Credit: Angus Burns Grassland restoration is the process of repairing degraded grassland ecosystems — restoring native grasses, improving soil condition, managing grazing pressure, controlling invasive plants, fires and protecting biodiversity. Healthy grasslands store carbon,

Turning surplus food into sustenance Photo Credit: WWF In a country where millions of people face food insecurity every day, the heartbreak is that vast quantities of perfectly edible food are discarded daily. Bridging this gap is one of South Africa's most critical social innovations, led

Tackling the nappy pollution crisis Photo Credit: WWF When you see our rivers and surrounding areas piled high with refuse, including a frightening amount of disposable nappies, you immediately understand the critical need for a national initiative to address the accelerating nappy pollution crisis.Towards achieving this, a

The Drakensberg–Eastern Cape Landscape: A Living Lifeline Under Threat Photo Credit: WWF High in the mist-laced peaks of the Drakensberg, where the air is thin and the land breathes in silence, water is born. Drop by drop, it gathers strength, threading through ancient grasslands, winding across

Foot-and-mouth disease crisis devastating communal farmer livelihoods Photo Credit: Meat Naturally Foot-and-mouth disease crisis devastating communal farmer livelihoods Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is devastating the livelihoods of communal farmers throughout South Africa. Living in deep rural areas, their voices often go unheard, but if you visit these

The true cost of fast fashion and why it matters to South Africa Photo Credit: WWF That R100 athleisure set might look like a bargain to you, but someone in the global South, is paying the real price. Fashion is a powerful form of self-expression. But

First-of-its-kind community centre constructed Photo Credit: nonCrete A beautiful, first-of-its-kind community centre is being built in Elandskloof, near Citrusdal in the Western Cape, on a community-owned farm that was dispossessed in 1962 and restored to approximately 500 people in 1996. Almost 8.5 hectares were cleared to

Urgency for an Integrated Energy Plan for South Africa Photo Credit: WWF The energy choices made in South Africa today will have long-term effects on the structure and performance of the energy system. Capital-intensive infrastructure and new investments, whether in refineries, public transport, or distributed renewables,

Expanding biodiversity-positive smallholder farming across South Africa Photo Credit: WWF A new programme called Heal the Planet is working to significantly increase the number of small- and medium-holder farmers countrywide, upskilling them in methods that restore biodiversity, create jobs, and improve food security. “We're mainly working