Wwf South Africa
latest news & developments
SA’s biodiversity plan under fire for lacking ambition
WWF South Africa has criticised proposed biodiversity targets, warning they fall short of global 30×30 commitments despite worsening ecological decline
Africa must avoid ‘resource curse’ in green minerals boom – WWF South Africa
WWF-SA has called on the G20 to back fairer deal for Africa’s critical minerals
Illegal succulent trade is the Western Cape’s most prevalent wildlife crime
CapeNature says 650 species and more than 1.2 million harvested wild plants have been seized in the past four years
Ambitious project to rewild a piece of paradise in KwaZulu-Natal
A conservation project has brought together biodiversity, habitat protection, cultural heritage and community conservation
Meet the real rhino whisperers protecting black rhinos in KwaZulu-Natal
The WWF’s Black Rhino Range Expansion Project has established 17 new populations
Banning and phasing out 10 problem plastics in SA will boost the economy
New WWF South Africa research comes on the eve of the next round of negotiations on global plastic treaty
Critical wetland added to Agulhas National Park
The Soetendalsvlei wetland ecosystem is an important biodiversity area and a haven for birds at southernmost tip of Africa
Plastic pollution in 2019 cost South Africa staggering R885bn
Yet plans are underway to import more plastic waste into the country and it has not signed global plastics treaty
Plastic: South Africa is 11th-biggest litterbug
The country risks ‘pariah status’ for approach to global plastic waste crisis