MSC Certification – Cold Comfort for Sharks

MSC Certification – Cold Comfort for Sharks

Johannesburg, 9 March21: In November 2020, WILDTRUST submitted a formal Objection to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of the South African Hake Trawl...
Checkers Sixty60 launches paper bag recycling initiative, including home pickup

Checkers Sixty60 launches paper bag recycling initiative, including home pickup

Checkers Sixty60 has launched a South African supermarket first with a new recycling initiative for its popular brown paper bags that will help close...
Wild boars aren’t just pests. They help tropical forests

Wild boars aren’t just pests. They help tropical forests

Wild pigs can support higher diversity ecosystems and are not just nuisances and pests. Wild boars are seen as a scourge in the rainforests of...
World Wildlife Day 2021: Forests and Livelihoods – Sustaining People and Planet

World Wildlife Day 2021: Forests and Livelihoods – Sustaining People and...

Celebrating the livelihoods of communities who rely on forests, and the value of these ecosystems for both wildlife and all of humanity Covering nearly a...
Europe’s forests are under threat from a changing climate

Europe’s forests are under threat from a changing climate

As much as 33.4 billion tons of forest biomass could be badly affected by a changing climate. Much of Europe experiences prolonged droughts and devastating...
California firm upcycles fire hoses used in fighting wildfires

California firm upcycles fire hoses used in fighting wildfires

Tons of discarded fire hose used to fight California wildfires are used to make products and keep materials out of the landfill. Wildfires have raised...
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announces new modern and sustainable addition to the fleet as first KLM Cityhopper Embraer 195-E2 touches down at Schiphol

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announces new modern and sustainable addition to...

The first Embraer 195-E2 from Brazil arrived at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol last week. The new aircraft type is both quieter and more economical than its predecessor the...
we could face the ‘collapse of everything’

We could face the ‘collapse of everything’

Unless we change our destructive ways drastically, life on the planet as we have known it will cease to exist. Sir David Attenborough has long...
WWF SA identifies 4 Disruptive trends in local charitable giving

WWF SA identifies 4 Disruptive trends in local charitable giving

With Covid-19 taking its toll on every aspect of our lives, non-profit organisations that rely on public donations are confronted with the challenge of...
Toxic air pollution is a health hazard. . . even in your car

Toxic air pollution is a health hazard. . . even in...

The link between exposure to chronic air pollution and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease is significant. Cardiovascular diseases are leading causes of chronic conditions...
Ford Wildlife Foundation supports EWT Drylands Conservation Programme

Ford Wildlife Foundation supports EWT Drylands Conservation Programme

The Ford Wildlife Foundation (FWF) has provided a locally assembled Ford Ranger to the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) Drylands Conservation Programme. This vehicle will...

MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet steps up to “all-hands-on-deck” alert to save abandoned...

MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet, the biggest community loyalty programme in South Africa, this week donated R200 000 to the SANCCOB Cape Cormorant chick emergency relief...