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Rooftop solar panels are part of the solution to the energy crisis.
WWF welcomes the Presidential Climate Commission’s vision for South Africa’s electricity future

WWF welcomes the Presidential Climate Commission’s clear inputs and guidance into the contested space of South Africa’s electricity planning and ...

02 Jun 2023
Conophytums have been particularly hard hit by the illegal trade in succulents.
SANBI and WWF join hands to tackle the illegal trade in succulents

Since the Covid lockdown in early 2020, there has been a marked increase in illegal harvesting of succulent plants across South Africa’s arid zone.

25 May 2023
Plastics will outlive you and take hundreds if not thousands of years to degrade.
WWF calls for a global ban on ‘harmful and unnecessary’ single-use plastics

New technical reports outline high-risk plastics polluting the planet and shows global plastic bans, phase-outs and control measures are entirely ...

18 May 2023
Nature and You video for Earth Hour
Pledge an hour for Earth

The "Nature is Always On" campaign underscores the role nature plays in our lives and why we need to take care of it.

22 Mar 2023
Rooftop solar panels are part of the solution to the energy crisis.
South Africa needs a coherent approach to the energy crisis

In response to the State of the Nation Address on 9 February 2023, WWF believes there is an urgent need for a more coherent approach to energy ...

10 Feb 2023
Rhinos were targeted in KZN in 2022.
WWF welcomes transparency on rhino poaching numbers

Transparency and regular communication about rhino numbers and rhino poaching are vital to understand the threats to our rhinos and the best ...

06 Feb 2023
Flamingos flying over Soetendalsvlei at Agulhas National Park.
World Wetlands Day 2023: Celebrating the expansion of the Agulhas National Park

On World Wetlands Day (2 February 2023), we celebrate the incorporation of a significant wetland into the Agulhas National Park at the southern tip ...

31 Jan 2023
The Golden Fleece Nature Reserve was declared in 2022.
Golden Fleece Nature Reserve a cause for celebration

The Rawlins family, who live in the Cedarville flats area near Matatiele in the Eastern Cape grasslands, have a reason to celebrate with the recent ...

30 Jan 2023
The Cape Town reclaimer project included meetings between ARO, City of Cape Town and key stakeholders, as well as WWF and a few of Cape Town’s reclaimers. ARO held face-to-face discussions with reclaimers in the communities of Ashton, Capricorn, Gugulethu, Khayelitsha, Makhaza, Mitchells Plain, Philippi, Pinelands and Tafelsig.
Good strides to support the unity of Cape Town’s informal reclaimers

2022 has been a formative year for the betterment of both the well-being and livelihoods of hundreds of Cape Town’s reclaimers towards being ...

19 Dec 2022
As the United Nations biodiversity conference (known as COP15) convenes in Montreal this month, we will be watching closely.
What we are hoping will come out of COP15

As the United Nations biodiversity conference (known as COP15) convenes in Montreal this month, we will be watching closely.

02 Dec 2022
Biodiversity at the forefront at COP15
Chance to secure Paris-style agreement for nature at COP15

WWF is urging world leaders to secure an ambitious global agreement to save our life support systems at the COP15 UN biodiversity conference in ...

29 Nov 2022
The Responsible Fisheries Alliance renews its five-year commitment.
Responsible Fisheries Alliance renews its commitment for five years

The Responsible Fisheries Alliance (RFA) is a group of like-minded organisations working together to underpin healthy marine ecosystems in southern ...

21 Nov 2022