International Year of Biodiversity - 2010  ...more

CELEBRATING BIODIVERSITY - 2010 The International Year of Biodiversity 2010 is a global campaign designed to encourage worldwide action to safeguard biodiversity. It is a celebration of life on Earth and of the value of biodiversity for our lives. It is an opportunity for every person to act; together we can ensure a sustainable future for all life.  ...more

OBJECTION TO COAL MINE NEAR MAPUNGUBWE WORLD HERITAGE SITE Australian company Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) recently announced that it had been awarded ‘unconditional new order mining rights’ for the Vele Coking Coal Project in Musina, Limpopo, by the South African Department of Mineral Resources. This despite the fact that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process on access and fuel storage for Vele is still under way and a water license has not been approved. ...more

NATIONAL BIRD THREATENED BY ILLEGAL TRADE In the past two weeks alone, nine Blue Cranes were confiscated in four separate incidences of illegal removal from the wild in their Karoo habitat.  ...more

WHAT WE DO

Founded in 1973, the EWT conserves threatened species and ecosystems in southern Africa, for the benefit of all the people of the sub region.

EWT identifies priority conservation needs, and establishes and facilitates dedicated, multi-stakeholder Working Groups to carry out EWT's activities including research, mitigating threats to species, sustainable natural resource management and development, increasing environmental awareness, and advocacy.

Click here to read more about the EWT or click here to learn about the many working groups of the EWT.