WESSA HAS PARTNERED WITH INTERNATIONAL ACCOMMODATION BOOKING AGENCY GOODWINGS.

WESSA HAS PARTNERED WITH INTERNATIONAL ACCOMMODATION BOOKING AGENCY GOODWINGS.

Jan 29, 2018 | Archives

PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) has partnered with international accommodation booking agency Goodwings. The partnership is based on the common values shared by WESSA and Goodwings in supporting and fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals.

 

Goodwings combines a love for travel with a passion for creating a more sustainable future, with access to more than 365 000 hotels all over the world. For every booking made on Goodwings, 50% of the commission is donated to projects which benefit humans and the environment.

 

WESSA Eco-Tourism GM, Vincent Shacks said “This is a simple way for small to medium sized companies to create social impact from their business activities and also effectively report on it. By simply booking your travel through this platform, your company will be contributing to a charity of its choice.  We hope that these responsible companies will consider choosing WESSA as their beneficiary”

 

This partnership will allow business and leisure travelers to support NGO’s like WESSA, to encourage positive change on the environment and youth while supporting the Sustainable Development Goals.

 

For more information please visit www.goodwings.com

 

CONTACT:

Vincent Shacks

General Manager of Ecotourism

Email: Vincent@wessa.co.za

Tel: +27 (0)82 337 1273

Rhino horn trade

Rhino horn trade

Nov 8, 2015 | Position papers

In March 2015, the National Department of Environmental Affairs’ (DEA, now the DFFE) appointed a Committee of Inquiry into the possibility of Rhino Horn Trade. This Committee invited submissions from interested and affected parties to inform their deliberations.

WESSA engaged in its own process of internal and external consultations, and submitted a position statement arguing against this trade. Click here to view our reasons against allowing horn trade, that are based on our the principles of sustainable utilisation and the Precautionary Principle.