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Sustainability and the new mineral rush should top the G20 agenda
Sustainability and the new mineral rush should top the G20 agenda

The race is on to secure the minerals required for an energy transition away from fossil fuels to a low-carbon future, but how this unfolds will ...

18 Aug 2025
WWF: Countries must choose new path as UN plastics talks collapse with no clear way forward
WWF: Countries must choose new path as UN plastics talks collapse with no clear way forward

With no text adopted as the basis of negotiations at the end of INC-5.2, and with no clear plans for how the treaty can be delivered, WWF calls on ...

15 Aug 2025
A warrior for nature shares her story
A warrior for nature shares her story

The first woman to head up a rural grazing association in the north of the Eastern Cape shares her story on being a steward of the land.

07 Aug 2025
New online tool to help identify invasive alien plants
New online tool to help identify invasive alien plants

Effective management of invasive alien vegetation is one of the most critical ways to protect South Africa’s natural water sources.

06 Aug 2025
Wellness project celebrates our brave rangers
Wellness project celebrates our brave rangers

This World Ranger Day, let us pay tribute to all the rangers in our country whose jobs it is to look after our natural heritage!

31 Jul 2025
WWF urges South Africans to raise their voices during critical climate consultations
WWF urges South Africans to raise their voices during critical climate consultations

The South African government is starting a new round of public consultations on revisions to the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) ...

30 Jul 2025
Black rhino project reaches new milestone
Black rhino project reaches new milestone

WWF South Africa’s Black Rhino Range Expansion Project (BRREP) has reached a new milestone with over 400 rhinos recorded across its project sites ...

29 Jul 2025
One in four freshwater species in Africa threatened with extinction
One in four freshwater species in Africa threatened with extinction

A report on the status of Africa's freshwater fish, among them several endemic species in South Africa, was released in the lead-up to a major United ...

10 Jul 2025
Exploring new ways to safeguard South Africa’s marine resources
Exploring new ways to safeguard South Africa’s marine resources

A new WWF report looks at how other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) could help us better manage our marine resources.

02 Jul 2025
Your shot to showcase South Africa’s natural beauty – and win!
Your shot to showcase South Africa’s natural beauty – and win!

Enter WWF’s photo competition for a chance to win a photo safari!

15 May 2025
WWF strongly opposes new move to mine the West Coast National Park
WWF strongly opposes new move to mine the West Coast National Park

A phosphate mine owned by African Rainbow Capital is seeking to mine inside the boundaries of the West Coast National Park.

22 Apr 2025
More Northern Cape properties achieve conservation status
More Northern Cape properties achieve conservation status

From the Northern Cape’s West Coast to the Bokkeveld Plateau, landowners are demonstrating that conservation, agriculture and tourism can thrive ...

15 Apr 2025