The Climate Justice Charter Movement (CJCM) was responsible for developing the first Climate Justice Charter in the world. It has also developed a climate science document that outlines the effects climate change will have on South Africa and policies on the rights of nature and natural climate solutions, water and zero waste for the country. […]
For the past 11 years, Sam Ralston-Paton has promoted renewable energy development that addresses both climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation. A transition to renewable energy is essential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but can also present threats to biodiversity, including threatened bird species like Cape vultures and black harriers. When Sam first began as […]
Sweetness Shabangu is the founder of iWaste, a recycling company that provides recycled products through environmentally friendly waste management solutions. Employment opportunities for young people have been created by encouraging them to collect and sort household waste materials in exchange for cash. The company works with more than 100 waste collectors who collect about 150 […]
Sibusisiwe Maseko is a senior agricultural analyst at GreenCape. GreenAgri is an information-sharing portal developed in collaboration with the Western Cape Department of Agriculture for farmers, researchers, the private sector and non-governmental agencies interested in smart agricultural practices. It supports green farming practices, balancing farming and conservation needs, resource efficiency and waste minimisation in the […]
Schalk Grobbelaar, through his work in the field of sustainable design and development, including people’s skills, is making a difference that will contribute to reducing the effects of climate change. He is a lecturer in the faculty of engineering, built environment and information technology at the University of Pretoria, and the chairperson of a strategic […]
The SA Plastics Pact follows a collaborative approach to addressing the problems associated with plastic pollution in the environment. Since 2020, 30 businesses have become members, across the full value chain of plastic packaging, including resin producers, manufacturers, brand owners, retailers and recyclers. The organisation works towards a position where plastic is valued and retained […]
Riaan Louw is an architect at Water Berry Trading 44. The company’s goal as a small business is to help change the world and make it a better place for future generations. It manufactures biomass and recycles products to protect the environment, helps people save money and makes their homes and the planet safer places […]
Protect the West Coast (PTWC) has been an exemplary force in eco-activism and has a profoundly positive effect on the environment and people of the West Coast. It is renowned for its natural beauty, biodiversity and endangered fauna and flora, but unregulated diamond and heavy mineral mining imperil this fragile wilderness and people’s livelihoods. An […]
Project 90 by 2030 was conceived 16 years ago at a time in South Africa when the effects of climate change were first becoming evident. At the inception, the group’s founders decided it was time to tackle the climate change problems facing our country head-on. Project 90 by 2030 is a social and environmental justice […]
Peter Stuart has taken his parents’ and grandparents’ visionary conservation and regenerative farming practices and further developed them to create an innovative and sustainable farming operation near Botrivier in the Western Cape. His 35-hectare farm is called Natimby (an acronym for Nature In My Backyard), which reflects a “closed ecosystem” of regeneratively farmed fields, pastures […]