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Uniting biodiversity stewardship partners in MpumalangaIn November, conservation stakeholders and landowners gathered at the 2024 Mpumalanga Stewardship Forum – in Barberton – to advance the province’s ...
Far-sighted bequest secures critical conservation corridor in RooielsA generous bequest has added a key piece of land linking the greater Kogelberg area with the coast between Rooiels and Pringle Bay.
Weak COP29 finance deal is a setback for Africa's climate resilienceCOP29 failed to send a strong signal on the need to rapidly reduce emissions and phase out fossil fuels.
WWF’s Living Planet Award 2024 winners announcedTwo activist groups, who successfully halted seismic testing off the Wild Coast, and a well-known philanthropist couple are commended for their ...
Bringing Cape mountain zebras back to ZebraskopA newly acquired piece of land is playing a key role in ensuring the genetic health of Cape mountain zebras.
KwaZulu-Natal is a nature reserve richerThe recent declaration of the UmPhafa Private Nature Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal is evidence that protected area expansion in the province is moving ...
The Living Planet Index reveals a planet in perilWe must ‘think, act, collaborate and marshal resources at exponentially different scales’ if we are to reverse this trend.
Dehorning yields resultsDehorning brings about an 80% drop in poaching in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, but criminal syndicates continue to look for weak spots.
A tribute to Pravin GordhanWWF South Africa is saddened to learn of the passing of former Minister Pravin Gordhan.
New WWF greenhouse in the Richtersveld is a gene bank for rare plantsAt the recent launch of the new Richtersveld Desert Botanical Garden, a very special greenhouse was also unveiled.
Great Food Puzzle unpacks how to reduce impact of food production on natureWWF releases a resource that identifies the highest-impact food systems solutions in countries around the world.
Cape Town leads the national pack in the One Planet City ChallengeThe City of Cape Town has been selected as the national winner of WWF’s One Planet City Challenge (OPCC) 2024.
Unique clivia species under threatThe upsurge in poaching of South Africa’s flora has taken a new twist.
Two Mpumalanga land reform communities achieve protected environment statusLand belonging to two land reform communities near Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga have been declared protected environments.
Celebrating a decade of conservation in the Northern CapeOver the past 10 years, the Northern Cape Land Project has enabled the declaration of five new nature reserves and one new protected environment with ...
WWF works to improve ranger wellbeingWWF is working to improve ranger wellness as part of strategy to combat rhino poaching.
Remembering Dr Frank RaimondoIt is with great sadness that WWF learnt of the passing of Dr Frank Raimondo. Dr Raimondo’s contribution to conservation in South Africa, and the ...
WWF South Africa welcomes signing of Climate Change ActThe Climate Change Act is the scaffolding upon which the nation's approach to climate action will be built going forward.
Team effort to secure rare Knysna vegetation typeWork is well underway to secure the last remnants of a critically endangered type of fynbos on the Garden Route in an area which was one of the ...
New nature reserve in the breathtaking Northern DrakensbergThe Northern Drakensberg, renowned for its dramatic landscapes and epic hikes, is home to KwaZulu-Natal’s newest nature reserve.
The heat is onListen to South Africa’s leading political parties on the burning issue of climate change.
More work needed to keep pace with urgency of plastic pollution crisisWWF warns that progress on a global treaty still lags behind the scale and urgency needed to end plastic pollution.
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife extends dehorning to contain high levels of poachingEzemvelo KZN Wildlife has taken decisive action in response to the alarming surge in poaching incidents, particularly within Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park ...
Roundtable event reveals appetite for seafood traceability in SASustainable seafood roundtable event shows there is appetite for educating consumers as well as retailers and suppliers on the importance of ...
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