Environmental conservation work in South Africa


Latest news and publications


 
Australian Customs Service staff board the IUU boat, Viarsa, caught stealing Patagonian toothfish in the Southern Ocean in 2003.

05 Nov 2008
Pirates taking heavy toll of toothfish
The future of the Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish and the highly valuable fishery concentrated in the Southern Ocean is under significant pressure from illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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Dr Samantha Petersen, winner of the 2008 UNEP/CMS Thesis Award on Migratory Species Conservation

29 Oct 2008
Top award for WWF-SA fisheries boss
Dr Samantha Petersen, a biologist with WWF-South Africa, has won a prestigious international award for her research into the impact of commercial fishing on migratory seabirds, sea turtles and sharks. » Read more

 
Wandering albatross.

28 Aug 2008
New report loosens noose around Albatross’s neck
The survival chances of the albatross, now officially the most threatened seabird family in the world, have been improved following a new report released by WWF-South Africa.
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New or updated projects

Modified: Oct 2008 - Started: Aug 2008

Engaging with Recreational Divers to Develop a Reef Atlas

The Reef Atlas Project (RAP) aims to create the first national map of South Africa’s reef systems. Working in conjunction with the Marine Programme of... » Read more
 
Modified: Oct 2008 - Started: Jan 2007

Wetlands and Livelihoods in the Sand River Catchment, Limpopo Province

The wetlands of the upper Sand river play an important role in terms of both catchment water security and local livelihoods. In this context, the Save... » Read more
 
Modified: Sep 2008 - Started: Aug 2008

Development of Generic Principles, Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Farm Management

The project aims to develop a set of principles, criteria and indicators which will form the model on which all sustainable food initiatives would be ... » Read more

Contact

TRAFFIC East/Southern Africa,
Parkview
c/o Endangered Wildlife Trust Private Bag XII Erlswold Rd.,
Off Jan Smuts Ave. Parkview 2122
South Africa (Republic of)

T: +263 4 252533
F: +263 4 703902
 
WWF South Africa,
Stellenbosch
Millennia Park 16 Stellentia Avenue Die Boord Stellenbosch 7613
South Africa (Republic of)

T: +27 21 8882800
F: +27 21 8882888

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