Embargo date: 28th of May 2020 Friday 5th of June marks World Environment Day 2020 which will be celebrated with under the theme Biodiversity #ForNature. The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) in partnership with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP SA) will unleash the...
64 Blue Flags will be proudly flown at 45 beaches, 9 marinas and by 10 sustainable tourism boats around South Africa over the forthcoming 2019/20 South African Blue Flag season. The season officially opens on the 1st of November 2019. This was announced at the National...
PRESS RELEASE Innovative High School Businesses Challenge Youth Unemployment 11 October 2019 EEESAY Project awards enterprising high school learners at annual events An innovative high school project, EEESAY (Entrepreneurial & Environmental Empowerment for South African Youth), led by Teach A Man To Fish (TAMTF) in partnership with WESSA (Wildlife...
WESSA (the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa) paid tribute to a wide range of outstanding environmental achievements with the presentation of the organisation’s National Annual Awards. These Awards were presented at the organisation’s 93rd AGM, which was hosted by WESSA’s Northern Areas Region...
After seven years of a long legislative process, we are pleased to inform you that uMngeni Valley has been proclaimed a Nature Reserve. The process was officially gazetted on the 16th May 2019. uMngeni Valley is a place of special value as it holds an...
Led by Teach A Man To Fish in collaboration with WESSA and BWDT the Entrepreneurial and Environmental Empowerment for South African Youth (EEESAY) programme is made possible with funding from the European Union Delegation to South Africa. This milestone endeavour is producing promising young entrepreneurs...
2018/19 Blue Flag status awarded to 66 of SA’s top beaches, sustainable tourism boats and marinas 12 October 2018 66 Blue Flags will be proudly flown at 46 beaches, 8 marinas and by 12 sustainable tourism boats around South Africa over the forthcoming 2018/19 South African Blue...
Radisson RED hotel in the Silo District of Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront has been awarded Green Key status. 17 September 2018 An exciting partnership between the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) and the Radisson Hotel Group has resulted in the Radisson RED hotel in...
15 September 2018 WESSA (the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa) paid tribute to a wide range of outstanding environmental achievements with the presentation of the organisation’s Annual Awards. These Awards were presented at the organisation’s 92nd AGM, which was hosted by WESSA’s Eastern Cape...
14 September 2018 The Blaauwberg Nature Reserve was awarded the first WESSA Green Coast award in South Africa. The launch that took place on Friday the 14th of September saw the Friends of Blaauwberg Conservation Area (BCA) receive their WESSA Green Coast award. The Friends of...
