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 that people and their
LEGAL PROTECTION FOR SOUTH AFRICA’S STRATEGIC WATER SOURCE AREAS Photo Credit: WWF Ten percent of South Africa’s land area, mostly in the high mountain catchments along the eastern escarpment, generates 50% of the volume of water in all our river systems. This was identified in a
NEW GUIDE ON LEGAL AND ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR AROUND MARINE WILDLIFE Photo Credit: Edwards Raggy Charters While there is nothing quite like the thrill of encountering a whale or a pod of dolphins at sea, many seagoers are unaware that their attempts to get close to these mammals
SOUTH AFRICA’S FIRST BOAT-BASED WHALE WATCHING IMPACT STUDY Photo Credit: Dr Gwen Penry The total value of boat-based whale watching (BBWW) tourism, experiencing whales, dolphins and seals, in Plettenberg Bay is R371,2 million per year. It also creates 92 jobs, of which approximately 250 people benefit.
Photo Credit: Natasha Prince Plastics: facts and futures moving beyond pollution management towards a circular plastics economy in South Africa Download this publication
9 THINGS YOU HAVE ALL WRONG ABOUT PLASTIC Photo Credit: Unsplash by Sue Ras What do Halloween, Thanksgiving and Black Friday have to do with plastic? Well, all these Western world events are often adopted with dizzying gusto and excessive decor extravagance – mostly in consumerist societies and
SA’S MARINE PROTECTED AREAS TO INCREASE Photo Credit: Robin Adams Many of our fishery resources in South Africa are overexploited or collapsed, or the stock status is simply unknown. It is critical that we build in mitigation and adaption measures to better conserve our oceans and
COVID 19 AND FOOD SECURITY IN THE SMALL HOLDER FARMING AND INFORMAL TRADING SECTORS Photo Credit: WWF South Africa The small holder farming and informal food trade sectors ground to a halt due to the onset of Covid 19 and the lockdown that followed. Given the
FOOD FOCUS ON INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS Photo Credit: WWF South Africa The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need, which is greater than ever, for the transformation of the local food system in informal settlements. This includes improving food security by increasing the capacity to produce food locally, and
A WORLD LEADER IN KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS Photo Credit: Scott Ramsay In 2016 the global conservation community developed a globally recognised standard to identify KBAs - the most important sites for biodiversity globally. In 2019/20, South Africa became the first mega diverse country to practically test
