Alien Biomass to Housing © nonCrete The WWF Nedbank Green Trust is funding a project titled Alien biomass to housing. The project is a collaboration between the Cape Town-based company nonCrete; the Institute of Technology in Architecture at ETH Zurich, Switzerland; and the Council for Scientific
Smart Nappy Project © Known People Environmental and Rural Solutions (ERS) has been awarded WWF Nedbank Green Trust funding for a brand new and extremely exciting project Smart Nappy Project. In an effort to alleviate pollution and fresh water contamination, support livelihoods, and ease the financial
Catchment conservation key to South Africa’s water supply © Over the years there has been a degradation in the formerly pristine waters of catchments like the uMngeni and iNzinga, with an insidious increase in dirty water and agricultural pollution. In order to address the issue, the
RECOGNISING, ASSESSING AND REPORTING OECMS IN THE WESTERN CAPE Photo Credit: Birdlife SA South Africa is introducing a new, additional mechanism to grow its biodiversity conservation footprint in order to achieve its international commitment as a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) by 2030.
Outeniqua and Tsitsikama Water Source Partnership with the Garden Route Biosphere Reserve Photo Credit: Garden Route Biosphere Reserve There is a window of opportunity to protect strategic water source areas (SWSAs) and to grow the economy of the Garden Route. This is part of what should
Lima Rural Development Photo Credit: Andrea Weiss About Lima Rural Development Lima Rural Development (Lima) is a non-profit company established in 1989. By providing sustainable and integrated development services to rural communities in South Africa and Lesotho, Lima promotes dignified, sustainable, and transformative community growth. As
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
BEGINNING TO ADDRESS COVID-19 RESILIENCE GAPS IN FOOD & WATER SECURITY FOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and economic well-being of the most vulnerable rural households in the Eastern Cape are likely to be deep and long lasting. Their ability to
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
Securing the Southern Drakensberg watershed through stewardship and governance of communal Rangelands Photo Credit: WWF Background For every two drops of water in South Africa’s rivers, one originates in 8% of our country’s land area, mostly in the high mountain catchments along the
