South Africa’s Succulent Karoo Biome is one of only two desert biodiversity hotspots. It is exceptional among the world’s desert regions because of its extraordinary rich diversity of pant species and the richest succulent flora in the world. The region boasts 6356...
South Africa has done it again! We have activated another tax incentive dedicated to the environment. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), together with the Sustainable Finance Coalition (the Coalition) and through implementation by...
The illegal trading of plants for ornamental purposes has become a world-wide problem. Since March 2019, South Africa has been experiencing a significant increase in incidences of illegal harvesting of succulents to support this trade. As of December 2022, over...
Every year on the 4th October, we celebrate World Animal Day. This year we honor and appreciate all things great and small, wild and domesticated. It is on this day where we can also reflect on the many ecosystems around the world and the incredibly vast...
Wilderness Foundation Africa is pleased to announce it has partnered with EarthToday tech company and the Union of Nature Foundation, as they share common goals of protecting and sustaining landscapes to safeguard biodiversity and secure our planet for future...
[Gqeberha, Friday 18 August 2023] – Wilderness Foundation Africa, renowned for its conservation efforts and commitment to sustaining the natural world, and Ulovane Environmental Training, a leading name in accredited field guide training, are excited to announce...
Within the proposed Albany Biodiversity Corridor, on the Wilderness Foundation Africa owned Tanglewood Conservation Area property, veld rehabilitation methods are being piloted. This joint initiative between the Foundation and Conservation Landscape Institute, is...
In September 2022, seven Wilderness Foundation Africa Seabird Monitors embarked on a 12-month long project, funded through IUCN Save Our Species and co-funded by the European Union, to assist Addo Elephant National Park with the monitoring of the African Penguin...
“The Siyazenzela Programme has brought back my hunger to achieve, the enthusiasm, the willingness, the lost hope, and the belief in myself that says, ‘I can’. I was dead and lost and had given up but the Wilderness Foundation found me and freely provided the...
Within the “Bushmansriver Corridor” of the Eastern Cape, South Africa, lies an 800ha property previously farmed through grazing and planting, and then followed by overstocking of game for hunting. In August 2021 Wilderness Foundation Africa (WFA), through a...