The conservation projects pioneered, supported, or managed by the Wilderness Foundation focus strongly on protected areas. Protected areas play a critical role in supporting biodiversity conservation, and are an essential element in a comprehensive plan for reducing poverty and supporting economic development. The Wilderness Foundation continues to actively expand its existing conservation networks, ensuring that protected areas and reserves are well managed, and provide benefits for their surrounding communities.
The WF believes in the power of the wilderness to dissolve ethnic and economic inequalities and forge one path toward social and environmental sustainability.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Muir meets with Powerful Policy Makers
Director of the Wilderness Foundation, Andrew Muir, had the opportunity to address delegates from the Conservation Council of Nations (CCN) at Shamwari Game Reserve last week.
“This was an incredible opportunity to be able to present our organisation to some of the most powerful policy makers in the world,” says Muir.
“This was an incredible opportunity to be able to present our organisation to some of the most powerful policy makers in the world,” says Muir.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Help Save the Rhino! Every Signature Makes a Difference:
If rhino poaching continues to escalate at its current rate, rhinos could become extinct in the wild in less than a decade!
The Wilderness Foundation plans to bring the urgency of the situation to the attention of international governments by handing over a PETITION with signatures of people around the world. Show your support by simply signing the PETITION.
The Wilderness Foundation plans to bring the urgency of the situation to the attention of international governments by handing over a PETITION with signatures of people around the world. Show your support by simply signing the PETITION.
Monday, August 8, 2011
International Delegation from the Methodist Church visit Umzi
Coinciding with Women’s Day on August 09, the Umzi Wethu hospitality academy welcomed a delegation of 22 women from the Methodist Church in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday, August 08. The ladies were treated to a delicious meal, prepared and served by the newest hospitality students.
The women are journeying around South Africa and Africa to view effective community outreach programmes in the country as part of the 12th World Assembly of the World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women.
The women are journeying around South Africa and Africa to view effective community outreach programmes in the country as part of the 12th World Assembly of the World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
New outfits for Pride of Groendaal Guides
Six dedicated volunteer guides each received branded T-shirts, beanies and caps last week. The Pride of Groendaal guides have been volunteering for the project for between five and seven years. They regularly take groups of scholars on trails in the Groendaal nature reserve.
The t-shirts were sponsored by the Wilderness Foundation’s Conservation department, and the caps and beanies are courtesy of the Pride of Table Mountain project in Cape Town.
“These guides are very dedicated,” says Wilderness Foundation experiential education manager, Lihle Mbokazi. “They are volunteers for this project, and they pass on their passion for the environment to hundreds of learners every year.”
Each trail usually comprises 16 learners. A team of two volunteer guides each takes a group of eight learners on a trail and they meet afterwards for a social gathering to talk about their experiences
“We wanted to get outfits for the guides as a symbol of our appreciation for all of their hard work,” says Mbokazi.
The t-shirts were sponsored by the Wilderness Foundation’s Conservation department, and the caps and beanies are courtesy of the Pride of Table Mountain project in Cape Town.
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| From Left: Ayabonga Mani, Thandisizwe Mgudlwa, Lihle Mbokazi - Wilderness Foundation experiential education manager, Ayanda Manziya, Lonwabo Danster. (Not in photo: Ayanda Dita and Thandoxolo Mnyanda) |
Each trail usually comprises 16 learners. A team of two volunteer guides each takes a group of eight learners on a trail and they meet afterwards for a social gathering to talk about their experiences
“We wanted to get outfits for the guides as a symbol of our appreciation for all of their hard work,” says Mbokazi.
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| From Left: Ayabonga Mani, Thandisizwe Mgudlwa, Lihle Mbokazi - Wilderness Foundation experiential education manager, Ayanda Manziya, Lonwabo Danster. (Not in photo: Ayanda Dita and Thandoxolo Mnyanda) |
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