Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa
WESSA (the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa) is a truly South African non-government organisation (NGO) with a proud history in our country. For 85 years WESSA has proactively engaged with the challenges and opportunities presented by South Africa’s unique natural heritage and the social and economic systems that depend on it. As a membership-based organisation we have sought to “promote public participation in caring for the Earth” and to build capacity for conservation and sustainable development in a broad cross-section of South African society.
WESSA works to ensure environmental sustainability for current and future South African generations. We focus on the sustainable and equitable management of our natural resource base by building society’s environmental sensitivity and competence by calling to, and working with, communities and individuals to move from current to more sustainable action. Our mission to promote public participation in caring for the Earth is expressed in the diverse and dynamic collaborative partnerships that WESSA creates to enable its work. Working within the vital sectors of water, biodiversity, energy and waste, WESSA is a preferred project implementer nationally, regionally and internationally.
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Please note that WESSA National Office telephone and e-mail lines are unfortunately down owing to cable theft in Howick. Should you wish to reach us, please try contacting your local regional office for assistance (click on the Regions tab above for details). For queries specific to WESSA National Office, please call us on 087 943 8735.
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CURA Wine
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WESSA is proud to announce news of a ‘fruitful’ new collaboration. The organisation has launched its own wine initiative through which it will work in partnership with different wine estates to produce specially-branded WESSA wines.
South Africa has performed dismally in a global environmental public health and ecosystem vitality assessment.
This article appeared first in the Spring 2011 issue of Environment magazine .
Canzibe Primary Eco-School in Motherwell, Port Elizabeth, has been entered into the TOTAL’s Eco-pioneers competition, for their school vegetable garden project. The school was one of six sites selected nationally for the competition. The school has been sponsored by power and automation technology company ABB for the last six years. Canzibe is also the site where WESSA EP is rolling out its Stepping up to Sustainability Programme. Community permaculture gardens are being established through the Wonke Wonke Canzibe Permaculture Project and a disused classroom at the school is being converted into an environmental education centre, complete with solar geyser and rainwater tanks.
Visit TOTAL’s Eco-pioneers competition Facebook page to view a video about the project and to support the school with your vote. You will have to click on the ‘Like’ button at the top of this page, which will open up access to the site: http://www.facebook.com/TotalSouthAfrica?sk=app_227235727340272
Howick, 23 November 2011
The WESSA Share-Net project has won a prestigious award at the 2011 Eco-Logic Awards ceremony held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Saturday 19 November.
WESSA Western Cape will, once again, be supporting this annual journey through the Cape Peninsula Waterways taking place on Sunday 3 June. Visit the event website for full details. peninsulapaddle.wordpress.com/
An open invitation to all to join us for an informative outing and interesting talk.
OUTING:
Backsberg Wine Estate, Sunday 13 May 2012, Depart 9.00 am
WESSA is offering an EIA Capacity Building Course on the 14th – 15th June 2012 at WESSA NAR offices in Johannesburg.
WESSA has launched its own wine initiative as on-going project aims to raise funds to support our organisation’s continuing conservation and environmental education work.
WESSA Western Cape will be offering an Environmental Educators Course from 18 to 22 June this year. The course will be held at the ‘Sustainability Commons’ in the WESSA Western Cape’s office in Kirstenhof.