Conservation and environmental news & publications: South Africa
15 Jul 2008
China gets green light to buy ivory
China has been approved as a buyer of African Elephant ivory in a one-off sale from four southern African countries, probably later this year.
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26 Jun 2008
Flags of convenience fly in face of fisheries protection
Maritime security and the future of fisheries are coming under increasing threat from vessels flying flags of convenience. Real and Present Danger: Flag State Failure and Maritime Security and Safety, a joint WWF and International Transport Workers’ Federation study, found ships under flags of convenience were also involved in piracy, people trafficking and arms smuggling. » Read more
20 Jun 2008
Heritage Park Walk Calls on Communities to Protect the Endangered Black Rhino
In pursuit of raising the awareness of the long-term plan of co-establishing the Heritage Park in the North West Park Province of South Africa, a number of annual activities have been lined up by the various stakeholders involved in the promotion of the Project.
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08 Apr 2008
WWF celebrates award of South African honour to Chief Emeka Anyaoku
The award of South Africa's highest honour for a non-South African to WWF President Chief Emeka Anyaoku is a well-deserved recognition of an outstanding international leader, WWF said yesterday.
The award - of the status of a Supreme Companion of O.R Tambo (Gold) recognises Chief Anyaoku’s "great contribution to the ending of apartheid and enthronement of democracy in South Africa”
Chief Anyaoku has served as the President of WWF since 2002. » Read more
14 Mar 2008
More of Africa urged to boost rhino numbers
After bringing Africa’s black rhinos spectacularly back from the brink of extinction one of the world’s most successful conservation programmes is to celebrate its first decade by seeking to extend its operations to more of Africa.
“What we know from looking back at the last ten years is that sustained conservation can and does work,” says George Kampamba, WWF International’s African Rhino Programme Coordinator.
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05 Mar 2008
This time, world should heed OECD call to action on environment
Paris: The OECD’s Environment Outlook to 2030, issued today, was welcomed by WWF as yet another compelling argument that the costs of inaction on the environment will far exceed the costs of action.
The OECD Outlook is the latest - and at 520 pages one of the weightiest - in a run of reports from prominent economic institutions and commissions calling on governments and international institutions to face up to the seriousness and immediacy of global environmental problems. » Read more
20 Feb 2008
Rethink Investment in (South) Africa
This report is the second in a series of reports by WWF's Trade and Investment Programme (TIP), on the flows of investment between developing nations, and analyses the nature of inward investment into Africa as a whole, and South Africa in particular. The report investigates the resource-intensive nature of foreign direct investment into Africa, which has in the past originated primarily from former colonial powers, but which is increasingly being dominated by firms from China and India, as these rapidly developing economies seek to secure sources of supply of raw materials. » Read more
13 Dec 2007
Trapping Africa's Rhinos - Caught on Camera!
Caught on camera - trapping Africa's rhinos on film in South Africa!
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07 Nov 2007
Black rhinos find new home on community land in South Africa
A group of black rhinos has been successfully released into a community-owned game reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal, a move seen by environmentalists as a boost to conserving the endangered species. » Read more
15 Aug 2007
Chips are down for South Africa’s sharks
A new study shows that inadequate regulatory controls and increased targeting of bottom-dwelling sharks in South African could make certain species vulnerable to over-harvesting. » Read more
