Environmental conservation work in South Africa

Latest news and publications

Mamadou Diallo from the WWF-West African Marine Ecoregion Programme signing a new intergovernmental agreement to conserve the West African Manatee and Small Whales in Western Africa and Macaronesia. CMS, December 2008.

05 Dec 2008
WWF Signs New Agreement for African Cetaceans
WWF-West African Marine Ecoregion Programme today signed a new intergovernmental agreement to conserve the West African Manatee and Small Whales in Western Africa and Macaronesia. The conservation instrument consists of 2 Action Plans for the conservation of theses species, and was first adopted by 15 countries in Togo in October, and opened for signatory by implementing partners today. » Read more

Dr Samantha Petersen receives the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Thesis Award in Rome, December, 2008.

03 Dec 2008
WWF scientist lands international conservation award
Dr Samantha Petersen, a biologist with WWF, the conservation organisation, has won a prestigious international award for her research into the impact of commercial fishing on migratory seabirds, sea turtles and sharks. » Read more

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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New or updated projects

Modified: Nov 2008 - Started: Sep 2008

Socio-economic Study and Multi-use Spatial Plan for the Kogelberg

The focus of this project is marine and marine protected area (MPA) management in the Kogelberg region of the Cape Floral Kingdom. WWF’s role in this ... » Read more

Modified: Nov 2008 - Started: Nov 2008

Socio-economic Study and Multi-use Spatial Plan for the Garden Route

The focus of this project is marine and marine protected area (MPA) management in the Garden Route region of the Cape Floral Kingdom. WWF’s role in th... » Read more

Modified: Nov 2008 - Started: Nov 2008

Assessment of Offshore Benthic Biodiversity on the Agulhas Bank and the Potential Role of Petroleum

The proposed research aims to assess the potential role of petroleum infrastructure in offshore spatial management on the Agulhas Bank on the Southern... » 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