WWF South Africa: Our Solutions
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Critical conservation decisions every day
The introduction of southern white rhinos to neighbouring countries. Saving one of the world’s most unique botanical kingdoms from climate change. Helping local communities to keep the country’s ecosystems alive.
This is why WWF is here.
WWF-South Africa supports more than 100 projects which are organised into 10 programmes focusing on international and national priorities. These programmes are:- Marine
- Freshwater
- Grasslands
- Fynbos
- Conservation Education
- Succulant Karoo
- Forests
- Species
- Climate Change
- Toxics.
New or updated projects
African Stockpiles Programme
The African Stockpiles Programme (ASP) aims to clear obsolete pesticide stocks from Africa and put in place measures to help prevent their recurrence....
Coordinating Rhino Conservation Action in Africa
Rhino populations have suffered a catastrophic decline, especially over the last 20 years. This is despite major efforts by WWF and other national and...
Boost for rhinos in South Africa
Rhinos were once found in abundance throughout sub-Saharan Africa, but decades of poaching and trade drastically reduced their numbers. Today, very fe...
Rhino conservation in South Africa’s North-West Province
South Africa’s North-West Province, a largely flat region of scattered trees and grassland, is home to both black and white rhinos. To help protec...
African Elephant Programme, Southern Africa
This project represents the Southern African component of the WWF African Elephant Programme. Further details can be found under AEP Co-ordination and...
Elephant conservation in Africa
African elephants are the world’s largest terrestrial mammals. Although elephant numbers have recovered from record lows in the 1980s – today there ar...
Black Rhino Expansion in Southern Africa
Thhis project is a continuation of a long-standing collaboration between Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife (EKZNW), the WWF African Rhino Programme, WWF...
Freshwater Corridor Stewardship in the Greater Cederberg
South Africa’s Cape Floral Kingdom, at the southernmost part of Africa, is an area of outstanding biodiversity, containing remnants of the lowland fyn...
Black rhino conservation in South Africa’s Kruger National Park
Black rhino populations in Africa are slowly recovering after being decimated by years of poaching and habitat loss. Once extinct in South Africa’s Kr...
Wetland restoration: Sand River, South Africa
The Sand River in South Africa’s Limpopo Province is one of the country’s shorter and shallower rivers. Its name comes from its sandy banks, which bec...