HOW BUSINESS CAN DEAL WITH WATER RISK IN SOUTH AFRICA Credit WWF By 2030 South Africa will have a 17% greater demand for freshwater than we have available in the country, according to projections from the Department of Water and Sanitation. Our water catchments are stressed, many
THE COALITION PILOTS SOLUTIONS TO FINANCE THE ENVIRONMENT Credit Greg Martindalea Healthy, functioning natural environments are the critical foundations for water and food security, human health and economic resilience and biodiversity conservation. They also contribute significantly to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including increasing employment, safeguarding
ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE HUNGER PROBLEM Eight rural schools in the Hoedspruit region in Limpopo now have thriving vegetable gardens to sustain their learners, 40% of whom are orphans and many from child-headed homes. ‘This is a story about a community finding solutions to a serious food security
TEN MILLION TONS OF WASTED FOOD CAN FEED OUR PEOPLE In South Africa, 10 million tons of food goes to waste every year and ends up in landfills. That’s a third of the 31 million tons produced annually in South Africa. Fruit, vegetables and cereals account for 70%
NEW NATIONAL PARK IN THE EASTERN CAPE NE Cape grasslands Credit Greg Martindale By Thembanani Nsibande It’s a constant reminder to me how beautiful the world is, working here in the remote mountain landscape at altitudes of 2 500m and more in the North-Eastern Cape grasslands
ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY WITH FOODFORWARD SA The WWF Nedbank Green Trust has partnered with FoodForward SA to address food insecurity while building a long-term approach to reducing food waste on farms. The partnership, which provides for a total grant of R4,7 million to FoodForward SA over three years,
WATER, CATTLE, INCOME AND CONSERVATION IN MATATIELE Communal livestock grazing today is highly complex from both a people and landscape perspective, and without sound governance in place generally leads to serious overgrazing, erosion and water shortages, as can be seen in some areas of the Transkei. Turning
CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF CONSERVATION The WWF Nedbank Green Trust has spent 30 years igniting new ways for people and nature to thrive, and we invite you to celebrate with us. For three decades we have sought new paths and solutions to ensure
THE WWF NEDBANK GREEN TRUST CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF SPARKING CATALYTIC CHANGE FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET The global Covid-19 pandemic has shaken the world and touched every life in many different and often very painful ways. However, the pandemic has also given us a new opportunity
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,
