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# Wilderness Foundation Africa

Integrating species, spaces and people to protect and sustain life on earth.

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- [Global Launch of the Antarctic Rights Alliance](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/global-launch-of-the-antarctic-rights-alliance/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout” custom_padding=”||3px|||”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout” sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_margin=”||17px|||”]On 1 December, the Antarctic Rights Alliance will be launched through a landmark multi-location global gathering spanning communities and ecosystems across the world. From San Francisco, Amsterdam, Oxford, London and Cape Town
- [WFA at IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wfa-at-iucn-world-conservation-congress-in-abu-dhabi/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout” sticky_enabled=”0″]Wilderness Foundation Africa had an active and inspiring week at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi from 9-15 October – a once-every-four-years gathering of nature conservation experts, leaders and decision-makers from around
- [Wild Rhino Volunteers](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wild-rhino-volunteers/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_heading title=”Wilderness trail” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_heading][et_pb_image src=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-22-at-04.31.0291.webp” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ title_text=”WhatsApp Image 2025-05-22 at 04.31.02%9191%93″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” column_structure=”1_2,1_2″][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”1_2″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]The team embarked on a wilderness trail, facilitated Wilderness Leadership School, which took
- [Greg Jacobs: A Wilderness Foundation Africa Success Story](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/greg-jacobs-a-wilderness-foundation-africa-success-story/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Wilderness Foundation Africa’s Youth Development Programme strives to have a lasting impact on young people in South Africa, and Greg Jacobs is a shining example. His story is one of perseverance, personal growth, and
- [Workshop Report: Exploring Conservation Futures in Africa](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/workshop-report-exploring-conservation-futures-in-africa/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|||3px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]We are pleased to share the official workshop report from the Exploring Conservation Futures in Africa workshop we hosted in Gqeberha, South Africa last year.We brought together leading conservation and futures-thinking minds from across Africa to discuss the evolving challenges
- [A New One Health Partnership with Medivet](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/a-new-one-health-partnership-with-medivet/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|||3px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]For over nine years, Medivet has supported the work of Wilderness Foundation Africa’s Forever Wild Rhino Protection Initiative. Throughout this time, Medivet provided much needed funds that have helped enable multiple aspects of our work, including
- [Equipping youth for a brighter future with Siyazenzela](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/equipping-youth-for-a-brighter-future-with-siyazenzela/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|||3px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]In accordance with Volkswagen Community Trust’s aim to educate previously disadvantaged young people and empowering them to become self-sufficient, Wilderness Foundation Africa’s Youth Development Programme set out to train 15 youngsters from Kariega and Despatch with
- [Requiem for the /Xam of Poison Mountain](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/requiem-for-the-xam-of-poison-mountain/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|||3px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]For thousands of years southern Africa was populated by an ancient people known to themselves by many names and who had different languages. The colonisers, who first appeared at the Cape in the early 17th century,
- [Invitation to online workshop: How to Engage with Parliament as an Environmental NGO](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/invitation-to-online-workshop-how-to-engage-with-parliament-as-an-environmental-ngo/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|||3px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Date: 21 November 2024 Time: 10h00-11h30 Aim of the workshop All too often people in the not-for-profit sector complain about lack of access to policymakers. Even when they get access, they express frustration at
- [Exploring conservation futures in Africa](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/exploring-conservation-futures-in-africa/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Wilderness Foundation Africa (WFA) recently hosted a workshop in Gqeberha on “Exploring Conservation Futures in Africa” from 29 September – 1 October 2024. Facilitated by WFA Board Member, Professor Nicholas King, and Professor Laura Pereira, from the
- [Creating pathways for South Africa's youth through Siyazenzela](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/creating-pathways-for-south-africas-youth-through-siyazenzela/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] August 2024 saw our Youth Development team facilitating the LCPA Packaging Southern Africa / LC Supports Foundation funded Siyazenzela course in Kwa-Zulu Natal. This year the programme was implemented in the rural area of Swayimane, at
- [Celebrating a decade of conservation in the Northern Cape](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/celebrating-a-decade-of-conservation-in-the-northern-cape/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Over the past 10 years, the Northern Cape Land Project has enabled the declaration of five new nature reserves and one new protected environment with several more in the pipeline. Conservationists gathered in Namaqualand
- [Empowering Futures: Youth Development Programme Celebrates 41 Graduates in Mpumalanga](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/empowering-futures-youth-development-programme-celebrates-41-graduates-in-mpumalanga/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]On the 3rd July 2024 WFA’s Youth Development Programme graduated 41 Siyazenzela Basic Employability, Wellness & Leadership training course beneficiaries at a formal ceremony held at the Malelane Golf Course in Mpumalanga. The majority of
- [Wild steeds of the great Namib desert](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wild-steeds-of-the-great-namib-desert/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]One might expect to see a gemsbok, a jackal or even a springbok on the trackless plains and dunefields of the great Namib Desert. But a horse?… All photographs by Teagan Cunniffe. It had the makings of
- [A boost for Addo Marine Protected Area celebrated on World Environment Day](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/a-boost-for-addo-marine-protected-area-celebrated-on-world-environment-day/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]On the occasion of World Environment Day, Wilderness Foundation Africa (WFA) today handed over a cheque from the Oak Foundation to Addo Elephant National Park (AENP) for the purchase of a new patrol boat for its Marine
- [Art for conservation: new partnership with the Kulinda Project!](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/art-for-conservation-new-partnership-with-the-kulinda-project/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]This International Day for Biological Diversity, we are excited to announce a new partnership with the Kulinda Project! Faced with increasing funding challenges, it has become vital for organisations who are
- [Going to ground: navigating a way out of climate grief and finding hopefulness](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/going-to-ground-navigating-a-way-out-of-climate-grief-and-finding-hopefulness/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]As scientists and politicians argued and bargained about the future of Earth’s life-support systems at COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, Don Pinnock went to ground to mourn what is being lost. In a quiet cottage, he found
- [Celebrating 10 years of reducing the demand for rhino horn](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/celebrating-10-years-of-reducing-the-demand-for-rhino-horn/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]In 2014, at the height of the rhino poaching crisis in South Africa, Wilderness Foundation Africa initiated a campaign in Vietnam with the aim of reducing the demand for rhino horn. Ten years later and with rhino poaching
- [Celebrating the first Siyazenzela graduates of 2024!](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/celebrating-our-first-siyazenzela-graduates-of-2024/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The first WFA Siyazenzela Employability, Wellness and Leadership training course for 2024 was conducted at the picturesque Nyosi Wildlife Reserve during the month of February. The course is funded annually by Community Conservation Fund Africa in aid
- [Taking on the Arctic for Wilderness Foundation](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/taking-on-the-arctic-for-wilderness-foundation/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The vast, frozen expanse of the Yukon awaits John Beel and David Abratt from Medivet UK. They’re not just seeking personal conquest in this 430-mile ultramarathon; they’re on a mission to raise awareness of the rapidly changing
- [Nelson Mandela Bay set to become Climate Resilient City through ground breaking pledge](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/nelson-mandela-bay-set-to-become-climate-resilient-city-through-ground-breaking-pledge/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Nelson Mandela Bay is embarking on a proactive and comprehensive approach to addressing climate change, aiming to become a climate-resilient city within the next year. This initiative prioritises both adaptation and opportunity, recognising the challenges posed
- [WFA and VWSA celebrate 35 years of partnership](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wfa-and-vwsa-celebrate-35-years-of-partnership/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 December 2023 VWSA celebrates 35-year partnership with Wilderness Foundation Africa VWSA has supported WFA since 1988 The partnership has made an impact in terms of conservation and youth development Kariega – Over 2,7
- [Building capacity and awareness of prosecutors in response to succulent plant poaching](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/building-capacity-and-awareness-of-prosecutors-in-response-to-succulent-plant-poaching/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]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
- [A DEDICATED TAX INCENTIVE FOR RHINO AND OECMS IN SOUTH AFRICA](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/a-dedicated-tax-incentive-for-rhino-and-oecms-in-south-africa/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]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
- [Assessing technology to secure succulent plant populations in the Succulent Karoo region of South Africa](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/assessing-technology-to-secure-succulent-plant-populations-in-the-succulent-karoo-region-of-south-africa/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]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
- [New partnership to accelerate nature protection](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wilderness-foundation-africa-announces-new-partnership-to-accelerate-nature-protection/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]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
- [Of rain and reflections](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/of-rain-and-reflections/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Cities are home to more than half the people on Earth. Cities are noisy, crowded, complex, often smelly and can be so stressful. They’re all the things a calm home in which to lay your weary head
- [Great or Small, Love Them All | World Animal Day 2023](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/great-or-small-love-them-all-world-animal-day-2023/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]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
- [New partnership promises transformation in guiding industry in Eastern Cape](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/new-partnership-promises-transformation-in-guiding-industry-in-eastern-cape/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][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
- [Veld rehabilitation on Tanglewood Conservation Area](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/veld-rehabilitation-on-tanglewood-conservation-area/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]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,
- [Monitoring the African Penguin population in Algoa Bay](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/monitoring-the-african-penguin-population-in-algoa-bay/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]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
- [Celebrating 38 Siyazenzela graduates in Mpumalanga](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/celebrating-38-siyazenzela-graduates-in-mpumalanga/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]“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
- [No bugs on your windscreen is bad news for swallows](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/no-bugs-on-your-windscreen-is-bad-news-for-swallows/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]If you want to gauge the state of the planet, you don’t have to be a scientist, you just have to look for what’s missing around you. We are essentially creatures of two dimensions and only slightly
- [Tanglewood Conservation Area: Research, Restore and Conserve 22 months on](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/tanglewood-conservation-area-research-restore-and-conserve-22-months-on/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]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
- [Antarctica’s water wonder](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/antarcticas-water-wonder/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Water is so common it hardly bears notice until rain takes a holiday and the taps run dry. Nearly three-quarters of the planet is covered with the stuff. But in fact, it’s an absolutely magical substance –
- [Celebrating 16 new Siyazenzela graduates in Alicedale](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wfa-celebrates-16-new-siyazenzela-graduates-in-alicedale/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]“I feel like I’m ready to conquer every obstacle that I’ll come across in this journey of life” – Alicedale Siyazenzela Graduate During the month of April 2023, the Youth Development team travelled to the small town
- [South Africa: On Geological Timescale and Travelling Backwards](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/south-africa-on-geological-timescale-and-travelling-backwards/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Gazing across the wild, rolling nothingness of the Kalahari or the ramparts of the Drakensberg, have you ever wondered how that bit of scenery got there? To a geologist the answer is all in the name, but
- [Ecosystem Study with Educators in uMkhuze](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/ecosystem-study-with-educators-in-umkhuze/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]ECOStudy recently facilitated teacher workshops with 20 primary schools from the communities around uMkhuze Game Reserve. ECOStudy workshops are curriculum related. The first term of the Grade 6 Natural Sciences syllabus includes ecosystems and food
- [Securing community input and support to address the challenges of the illegal succulent plant trade](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/securing-community-input-and-support-to-address-the-challenges-of-the-illegal-succulent-plant-trade/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]South Africa has a rich and unique diversity of flora, particularly succulents, with almost half of the world’s estimated 10 000 species of succulent plants (4 337 species) found in our country. The illegal trading of plants
- [On the brink: Can the African Penguin be saved from extinction?](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/on-the-brink-can-the-african-penguin-be-saved-from-extinction/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Since the turn of the 20th century, the wild African Penguin population has declined by 97%, with the estimated number of remaining breeding pairs being only 14 700 (as of 2021). The species is in crisis; if
- [Brilliant bees that waggle with intent](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/brilliant-bees-that-waggle-with-intent/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]It’s now common knowledge that bees communicate by dancing. But the extent of their intelligence deserves a hard look at just how smart insects are. Bees pose a problem. Not because they sting – all creatures have
- [Siyazenzela celebrates 18 new graduates on World Wildlife Day](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/siyazenzela-celebrates-18-new-graduates-on-world-wildlife-day/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]The Youth Development team recently implemented a four-week Siyazenzela Employability, Wellness and Leadership training course at the picturesque Nyosi Wildlife Reserve outside Gqeberha. The course was funded by the Community Conservation Fund Africa (CCFA) and conducted in
- [Improving environmental education: ECOStudy hosts workshop for teachers in Umkomaas, KZN](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/improving-environmental-education-ecostudy-hosts-workshop-for-teachers-in-umkomaas-kzn/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]ECOStudy was engaged by South African Pulp and Paper Industries (SAPPI) to develop an environmental education programme to be implemented in the primary schools in the communities around the Saiccor Mill in Umkomaas.
- [ECOStudy teaches young leaders about wilderness in uMkhuze, KZN](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/ecostudy-teaches-young-leaders-about-wilderness-in-umkhuze-kzn/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] ECOStudy, in association with Wilderness Leadership School, was requested to facilitate a wilderness experience for the participants of the Thanda Girls Leadership Course. The decision was taken for two groups to visit uMkhuze Game Reserve, a Big
- [RIP Ella, a retired Forever Wild Rhino cold track K9](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/rip-ella-a-retired-forever-wild-rhino-cold-track-k9/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Ella – a retired Forever Wild Rhino cold track K9 – was rushed into surgery on Friday 27th January 2023 due to gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV) complication. She survived the long anaesthetic and
- [WFA 50: Katherine and Andrew — of wild things, magical music and being creative](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wfa-50-katherine-and-andrew-of-wild-things-magical-music-and-being-creative/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Katherine Jenkins performing at Sanbona. (Photo: Don Pinnock) Katherine Jenkins, a singing superstar, and her husband Andrew Levitas, a top US movie producer and director, jetted quietly into South Africa with their children over Christmas for
- [First Wilderness Nature Trail of the Year](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/first-wilderness-nature-trail-of-the-year/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Saturday 21 January saw Wilderness Foundation Africa’s Youth Development Programme implement its first Wilderness Nature Trail for 2023 with a group of 7 young people recruited via LoveLife in Kariega. The aim of the trails project
- [The final Siyazenzela course of 2022 graduate in Pietermaritzburg](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/the-final-siyazenzela-class-of-2022-graduate-in-pietermaritzburg/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] ‘Siyazenzela is a great program which has changed how I feel and care about myself and the environment, and how I respect it.’ Wilderness Foundation Africa is pleased to have once again partnered with LC Supports
- [Wild Rhino in-person rhino horn demand reduction resumes in Vietnam after COVID-19](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wild-rhino-in-person-rhino-horn-demand-reduction-resumes-in-vietnam-after-covid-19/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] As part of a multifaceted approach to the poaching crisis, the Wild Rhino | Vietnam Be My Hero Campaign aims to educate consumers of rhino horn on the realities of the situation, so as to affect
- [Launching a New Environmental Education Project: ECOStudy](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/launching-a-new-environmental-education-project-ecostudy/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Wilderness Foundation Africa is pleased to announce the launch of our new environmental education project, ECOStudy. ECOStudy is an environmental education project designed to improve the teaching of important environmental and sustainable development messages
- [The mysterious travels of sea turtles: ocean gyres reveal an astounding story](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/the-mysterious-travels-of-sea-turtles-ocean-gyres-reveal-an-astounding-story/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]For reasons hard to explain, the word ‘gyre’ holds a mysterious allure for me. It comes from the Latin word gyrus and means a ring, spiral or vortex. It’s a small word, which, in oceanography,
- [Wilderness Foundation Africa kicks off its 50 year anniversary celebrations with Leave Some for the Honey Badger](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wilderness-foundation-africa-kicks-off-its-50-year-anniversary-celebrations-with-leave-some-for-the-honey-badger/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Throughout the months of September and October, Wilderness Foundation Africa (WFA) kicked off its 50th anniversary celebrations by hosting events across South Africa with acclaimed storyteller, Michael Charton. Charton’s story, Leave Some for the Honey
- [South African Legislators Clean Up Plastics in Cape Town Canal](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/south-african-legislators-clean-up-plastics-in-cape-town-canal/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] On Monday, 31 October 2022, Members of South African Legislators for the Environment (SALE) – the voluntary nonpartisan forum of legislators facilitated by WFA and the ICCF Group – embarked on a clean-up mission in Cape
- [Umzi Wethu Graduate Opens Restaurant](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/umzi-wethu-graduate-opens-restaurant/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Firstly, can you tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Phakamisa Kolisi, originally from Port Elizabeth I grew up in Soweto-on-Sea. I’m a qualified chef from Umzi Wethu. I now have 15 year’s
- [Wilderness Foundation Africa at 50 years](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wilderness-foundation-africa-at-50-years/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Our story begins in the early 1960’s when game rangers Ian Player and Magqubu Ntombela founded the Wilderness Leadership School and the idea of walking trails into the wilds of Africa. Early participants of
- [The Dramatic Decline of the African Penguin](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/the-dramatic-decline-of-the-african-penguin/) - Since the turn of the 20th century, the wild African Penguin population has declined by 97%, with the estimated number of remaining breeding pairs being only 14 700 (as at 2021). The species is in crisis; if current population trajectories continue, the African penguin will become functionally extinct. Algoa Bay, situated in the Eastern Cape,
- [The panda’s ‘thumb’ — biological wonders that navigate the odds to ensure survival](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/the-pandas-thumb-biological-wonders-that-navigate-the-odds-to-ensure-survival/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] The biologist Francois Jacob once wrote that nature isn’t a divine artificer but an excellent tinkerer. Its dictum is: never invent when you can adapt. Take the Epipactis, a marsh orchid. It uses two petals as
- [Why Baboons Can't Take Photographs](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/why-baboons-cant-take-photographs/)
- [The Dark Shadow in your Mind](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/the-dark-shadow-in-your-mind/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]I’m not afraid of dogs. They’ve been with me all my life and I’m very relaxed around them. I’ve never been bitten or even growled at. We instinctively understand each other. So the
- [Rachel Carson: the quiet woman who ignited the environmental movement](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/rachel-carson-the-quiet-woman-who-ignited-the-environmental-movement/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Her vision laid bare corporate greed and government collusion in the poisoning of the world. Following the publication of Rachel Carson’s damning book Silent Spring, agribusiness in the US should have immediately stopped spraying deadly poisons
- [Nature’s Defenders: Wangari Maathai, the tree woman of Kenya](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/natures-defenders-wangari-maathai-the-tree-woman-of-kenya/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]‘If I have learned one thing, it is that humans are only part of this ecosystem. When we destroy the ecosystem, we destroy ourselves, for on its survival depends our own.’ One day,
- [Biodiversity Management Agreement Tax Incentive Pilot Project](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/biodiversity-management-agreement-tax-incentive-pilot-project/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Unlocking sustainable finance for the conservation of threatened species: Biodiversity Management Agreement Tax Incentive Pilot Project The financing and resourcing of South Africa’s sustainable landscapes, including the conservation of threatened species, requires specific attention. If actions to
- [MPs learn about Sustainability in Stellenbosch](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/mps-learn-about-sustainability-in-stellenbosch/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||43px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MPs-learn-about-Sustainability-in-Stellenbosch-WFA.png” alt=”MPs learn about Sustainability in Stellenbosch WFA” title_text=”MPs learn about Sustainability in Stellenbosch WFA” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Caring for the environment and for each other As part of its advocacy project to improve global environmental
- [New Non-Partisan Legislators' Environment Forum Announced](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/new-non-partisan-legislators-environment-forum-announced/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||43px|||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/New-Non-Partisan-Legislators-Environment-Forum-Announced_1.png” alt=”New Non-Partisan Legislators’ Environment Forum Announced” title_text=”New Non-Partisan Legislators’ Environment Forum Announced_1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]The need for a circular economy is born from a promising opportunity for economic development,
- [Youth Month: Highlighting the Impact of Youth Development](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/youth-month-highlighting-the-impact-of-youth-development/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||43px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Youth-Month-Highlighting-the-Impact-of-Youth-Development.png” alt=”Youth Month- Highlighting the Impact of Youth Development” title_text=”Youth Month- Highlighting the Impact of Youth Development” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Since 1996, Wilderness Foundation Africa has been developing a number of holistic skills development and education
- [SALE Learn About Marine Plastic Pollution in Nelson Mandela Bay](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/sale-learn-about-marine-plastic-pollution-in-nelson-mandela-bay/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||43px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SALE-Learn-About-Marine-Plastic-Pollution-in-Nelson-Mandela-Bay.png” alt=”SALE Learn About Marine Plastic Pollution in Nelson Mandela Bay” title_text=”SALE Learn About Marine Plastic Pollution in Nelson Mandela Bay” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]South Africa generates approximately 2,371 thousand tonnes of plastic waste each year, of which only 14%
- [Siyazenzela Graduation | November 2021](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/siyazenzela-graduation-november-2021/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Siyazenzela-Group.jpeg” alt=”Siyazenzela Group” title_text=”Siyazenzela Group” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”] “I have a tremendous amount of faith in myself and my abilities because of the ongoing encouragement I received on this course. Thank you for guiding me
- [Siyazenzela Graduation | October 2021](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/siyazenzela-graduation-october-2021/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Siyazenzela-Graduation-October-2021.png” alt=”Siyazenzela Graduation – October 2021″ title_text=”Siyazenzela Graduation – October 2021″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]On Friday 1st October 2021, 19 young people from Robertson and surrounding areas in the Western Cape graduated from the Youth Development
- [Women's Month Series: Thembela Schoeman](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/womens-month-series-thembela-schoeman/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Womens-month-series-Thembela-Schoeman-Profile.jpeg” alt=”Women’s month series Thembela Schoeman Profile” title_text=”Women’s month series Thembela Schoeman Profile” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] My name is Thembela Schoeman. I am 28 years old and grew up in a township called Paterson.After passing matric in 2013 unfortunately my
- [National Women's Event: Women Leading Conservation](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/national-womens-event-women-leading-conservation/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Women-in-Conservation.jpeg” alt=”Women in Conservation” title_text=”Women in Conservation” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]On Monday 30th August, in partnership with Wilderness Foundation Africa, Zenande Leadership Consulting will be hosting a special Women’s Month event to celebrate women in biodiversity and conservation. The event will

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- [Species](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/species/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Wilderness-Foundation-Team.jpg” custom_padding=”200px||100px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600||on|||||” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_font=”|||on|||||” background_layout=”dark” animation_style=”slide” header_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_font_size_phone=”32px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Species[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_font_size=”42px”
- [Spaces](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/spaces/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Botterboom-in-Roggeveld-shale-renosterveld.jpg” custom_padding=”200px||100px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600||on|||||” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_font=”|||on|||||” background_layout=”dark” animation_style=”slide” header_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_font_size_phone=”32px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Spaces[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_font_size=”42px”
- [People](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/people/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFA-FB-cover-scaled.jpg” background_position=”top_center” custom_padding=”264px||115px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600||on|||||” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_font=”|||on|||||” background_layout=”dark” animation_style=”slide” header_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_font_size_phone=”32px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]People[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”|600|||||||”
- [Advocacy](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/advocacy/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Wilderness-Foundation-sunset-trail.jpeg” custom_padding=”200px||100px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_font=”|||on|||||” background_layout=”dark” animation_style=”slide” header_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_font_size_phone=”32px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Advocacy[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”||22px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” global_colors_info=”{}”]Wilderness Foundation Africa has a strong
- [About Us](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/about-us/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Wilderness-Foundation-Wild-Rhino-Rehabilitation-Programme.jpeg” custom_padding=”200px||100px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_font=”|||on|||||” background_layout=”dark” animation_style=”slide” header_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_font_size_phone=”32px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]About Wilderness Foundation Africa[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_font_size=”42px” header_3_font=”|300||on|||||” header_3_text_color=”#58585A” animation_style=”zoom” global_colors_info=”{}”]A Brief
- [Impact Incubator](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/impact-incubator/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WFA-FB-cover-2-scaled.jpg” custom_padding=”200px||100px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_font=”|||on|||||” background_layout=”dark” animation_style=”slide” header_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_font_size_phone=”32px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Impact Incubator[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”16px”
- [Climate Change](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/climate-change/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Invasive-alien-vegetaion-survey-Osvley-property.jpeg” custom_padding=”200px||100px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_font=”|||on|||||” background_layout=”dark” animation_style=”slide” header_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_font_size_phone=”32px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Climate Change[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”16px”
- [News](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/news/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Wilderness-Foundation-Africa-Landscapes-of-Climate-Change-projects.jpeg” custom_padding=”130px||41px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_font=”|||on|||||” background_layout=”dark” animation_style=”slide” header_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_font_size_phone=”32px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]News[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Explore Story Section” module_id=”about” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_color=”#f8f8f8″ custom_padding=”52px||52px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”display:flexx;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][el_content_toggle content_one_title=”Wilderness Foundation
- [Terms & Conditions](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/terms-conditions/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Wilderness-Foundation-Succulent-Karoo-WHS-Odontophorus-marlothii.jpeg” custom_padding=”130px||41px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” alt=”Wilderness Foundation Succulent Karoo WHS Odontophorus marlothii” title_text=”Wilderness Foundation Succulent Karoo WHS Odontophorus marlothii” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_font_size=”50px” header_line_height=”1.2em” header_2_font=”|||on|||||” header_3_font=”|||on|||||” background_layout=”dark” animation_style=”slide” hover_enabled=”0″ header_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_font_size_phone=”32px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”
- [Refund & Cancellation Policy](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/refund-cancellation-policy/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Karoo-viooltjie_Stonehenge.jpeg” custom_padding=”130px||41px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” alt=”Karoo viooltjie_Stonehenge” title_text=”Karoo viooltjie_Stonehenge” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_font=”|||on|||||” header_3_font=”|||on|||||” background_layout=”dark” animation_style=”slide” hover_enabled=”0″ header_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_font_size_phone=”32px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” header_line_height=”1.2em” sticky_enabled=”0″]Refund & Cancellation Policy[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″
- [Privacy Policy](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/privacy-policy/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Plant-Protection-by-Wilderness-Foundation-Africa.jpeg” custom_padding=”130px||41px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” alt=”Plant Protection by Wilderness Foundation Africa” title_text=”Plant Protection by Wilderness Foundation Africa” background_position=”bottom_center” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_font=”|||on|||||” header_3_font=”|||on|||||” background_layout=”dark” animation_style=”slide” header_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_font_size_phone=”32px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Privacy Policy[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″
- [Pricing Policy](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/pricing-policy/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SoundSeas-South-Africa.jpg” custom_padding=”130px||41px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”SoundSeas South Africa” alt=”SoundSeas South Africa” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|600|||||||” header_font_size=”50px” header_2_font=”|||on|||||” header_3_font=”|||on|||||” background_layout=”dark” animation_style=”slide” hover_enabled=”0″ header_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_font_size_phone=”32px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Pricing Policy[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”

## Products

- [Recurring Donations](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/product/recurring-donations/) - If you would like to continue giving over a period of a few months, or for a lifetime, sign up for a recurring donation debit order.

## Categories

- [WFA News](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/category/wfa-news/)
- [Natural Selections by Don Pinnock](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/category/natural-selections-by-don-pinnock/)

## Product categories

- [Subscriptions](https://wildernessfoundation.co.za/product-category/subscriptions/)