African Wildlife and Environment Issue 64

GENERAL

GENERAL

INTERNATIONAL AGENCY SUPPORTERS British High Commission, Pretoria CESVI Centre for Environmental Education (Global HandPrints Project) Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa (EEASA) European Union (EU) Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) GIZ GAP (Global Action Plan) UK through HSBC IUCN Maas Maassen NIRAS (global development organisation) SADC Food Agriculture and Natural Resources SWEDESD Swedish Sida UNEP UNESCO United Nations University (UN) USAID LOCAL PARTNER ORGANISATIONS Baakens Valley Community Partnership BirdLife SA Botanical Society of South Africa Earthlife Africa Elephants Alive Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) Game Reserves United GroundTruth Lajuma Research Centre Lapalala Wilderness School Plastics SA Project Rhino KZN Rhodes University (Environmental Learning Research Centre) South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) South African Faith Communities Environment Institute (SAFCEI) Tshwane University of Technology UKZN uShaka Seaworld Water Research Commission Wildlands WWF-SA PROJECT PARTNERS

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LOCAL, PROVINCIAL & NATIONAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERS Amathole Municipality Bitou Municipality Cape Agulhas Municipality Capricorn District Municipality Chris Hani District Municipality City of Cape Town Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries Department of Basic Education Department of Environmental Affairs Department of Science and Technology (DST) Department of Tourism Department of Water and Sanitation Eden District Municipality Environmental Planning Climate Protection Department (EPCPD) of eThekwini Municipality eThekwini Municipality Free State Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DESTEA) Greater Tubatse Municipality Hessequa Municipality Hibiscus Coast Municipality Knysna Municipality Kouga Municipality KwaDukuza Municipality KZN Department of Economic Development, Tourism and

LOCAL SUPPORTERS Coca-Cola Fortune Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Friends of Twinstreams Trust National Lotteries Development Trust Nedbank Green Trust Mackenzie Foundation Table Mountain Fund (TMF) The Blue Fund The Jobs Fund Umlalazi Tourism Association TRUSTS DG Murray Trust Gower Trust Hans Hoheisen Conservation Trust JB Finlay Trust JW Finlay Trust Lomas Wildlife Protection Trust Maas Maassen Fund Stella and Paul Loewenstein Charitable and Educational Trust The Giving Organisation Trust Volkswagen Community Trust Whitfield Family Trust LOCAL CORPORATE SECTOR SUPPORTERS AECI Anglo American African Bank Coca-Cola Fortune De Beers Development Bank of South Africa Engen Eskom ESRI Ford Wildlife Foundation GIBB Glencore Mondi N3 Toll Concession (Pty) Ltd (N3TC)

Over the past 90 years, WESSA has made an enormous contribution to conservation and environmental legislation, compliance and in promoting public participation, both locally and internationally. An important part of this contribution has been the raising of issues and sharing of information through the African Wildlife , and later the Environment magazines. African Wildlife was launched in 1946 and grew to become the second-longest standing newsletter and magazine in South Africa. In 2009, after much research and partnership, WESSA was one of the founding partners in the launch of Environment - people and conservation in Africa . Environment magazine incorporated African Wildlife and brought together key conservation groups in South Africa that include: • Endangered Wildlife Trust • Cape Leopard Trust • Game Rangers’ Association of Africa • SANCCOB • Wilderness Foundation • Wildlands Conservation Trust • South African Association for Marine Biological Research In addition to providing information on WESSA’s activities and achievements, Environment also reported on the many areas in which conservation organisations are working collaboratively for the benefit of all. Environment tackled pressing conservation and environmental issues and provided fascinating, credible, authoritative, well-researched information that aimed to empower and inspire readers to take action for the good of the environment. Unfortunately, over time, the various NGOs withdrew leading up to the final decision in early 2016 to close the publication. The final bumper issue 25 of the Environment magazine reached members by end August 2016. With the above as background WESSA took the decision to reintroduce African Wildlife & Environment , which is especially apt as the magazine would have been 70 this year. WESSA is therefor proud to bring you this AfricanWildlife and Environment magazine after a 5-year absence.

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