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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.
15 October 2011
It gives me great pleasure to be the current Chairman of WESSA as it celebrates its 85 th Birthday. What incredible endurance – borne primarily out of passion – a deep passion, and calling, of so many, over so many years. What incredible endurance – borne primarily out of passion – a deep passion, and calling, of so many, over so many years.
Cape Town, 21 October 2011
WESSA (the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa) recently ran a short workshop on “Environmental issues and municipal decision making” for a group of Cape Town ward councillors appointed after the municipal elections held in May this year.
Cape Town, 21 October 2011
WESSA Western Cape has successfully launched its third Environmental Education Training and Development Practices Course.
Joint Media Release By The Centre For Environmental Rights And Wessa (The Wildlife And Environmental Society Of South Africa)
WESSA is helping South Africans become less reliant on coal.
South Africa and South Africans are bad news for planet Earth. Our reliance on coal-energy could be said to make us ‘public enemies’ of international efforts to clean up the environment and ensure the long-term survival of the human race.
On Monday 25 July, a year since appeals were first submitted, the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Mrs Edna Molewa, rejected all 49 appeals against the development of the N2 toll road and in so doing has given the go-ahead for the construction of this new section of the highway.
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This article appeared first in the Spring 2011 issue of Environment magazine .
WESSA, in partnership with African Heartland Journeys, a specialist tour company on the Wild Coast, will be hosting Wild Walk 2012. The walk is supported by the Mazda Wildlife Fund. The event was first held in 2011 and is planned to be an annual event that celebrates the Wild Coast’s successes and highlights the challenges of education and conservation along the Wild Coast.
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.
15 October 2011
It gives me great pleasure to be the current Chairman of WESSA as it celebrates its 85 th Birthday. What incredible endurance – borne primarily out of passion – a deep passion, and calling, of so many, over so many years. What incredible endurance – borne primarily out of passion – a deep passion, and calling, of so many, over so many years.
Cape Town, 21 October 2011
WESSA (the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa) recently ran a short workshop on “Environmental issues and municipal decision making” for a group of Cape Town ward councillors appointed after the municipal elections held in May this year.
Cape Town, 21 October 2011
WESSA Western Cape has successfully launched its third Environmental Education Training and Development Practices Course.
Joint Media Release By The Centre For Environmental Rights And Wessa (The Wildlife And Environmental Society Of South Africa)
Thirteen outstanding individuals and groups were formally acknowledged by WESSA for their contribution to the South African environmental conservation and environmental education sector at a special ceremony, which took place on Thursday 18 August 2011 in the Silver Tree restaurant at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
WESSA is helping South Africans become less reliant on coal.
South Africa and South Africans are bad news for planet Earth. Our reliance on coal-energy could be said to make us ‘public enemies’ of international efforts to clean up the environment and ensure the long-term survival of the human race.
On Monday 25 July, a year since appeals were first submitted, the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Mrs Edna Molewa, rejected all 49 appeals against the development of the N2 toll road and in so doing has given the go-ahead for the construction of this new section of the highway.
GRAAFF-REINET — The Centre for Environmental Rights in conjunction with the Wildlife and Environmental Society of South Africa came to Umasizakhe Community Hall in Graaff Reinet on Tuesday to promote participation in the Karoo Basin shale gas exploration projects.