The Great Reset – Post COVID-19 begins with changing our behaviour
The latest World Economic Forum Report 2020, states that a “novel zoonotic disease, possibly triggered by human disturbance of nature” brought many sectors to a grinding halt. The 2020 pandemic has afforded us a rare opportunity to reset things because it is clear that if we continue with business as usual, we are walking off […]
WWF-SASSI Lockdown Diaries: Deep thoughts and creative solutions
I believe I have just about read almost every (stress on almost) blog, article, commentary and/or opinion pieces on the COVID-19 pandemic and our current lockdown. These information tidbits covered topics on the biology of the virus, its impact on our health care system, local economies, global economies, big businesses, small business , food production […]
WWF-SASSI Lockdown Diaries: What do yoghurt tubs have to do with the ocean?
Being on lockdown and working from home during these past few weeks has really forced me to adapt to the new norms. While I love cooking and baking to get my mind off from work and my eyes away from the screen, I also realised that I love yoghurt just as much. This means too […]
WWF-SASSI Lockdown Diaries: Each one Teach one
You may be working remotely. You may feel all Zoomed out from virtual meetings. You may have returned home, where you’re missing friends and finding working conditions difficult. Or maybe you’ve stayed put and worry about your family. Perhaps you’re juggling your children’s educational needs as well as your own. You might have lost funding […]
COVID-19 and our relationship with nature: Insights from WWF International
This COVID-19 pandemic is yet another manifestation of our dangerously unbalanced relationship with nature. If a zoonotic emerging infectious disease was to combine high transmission rates during the asymptomatic phase, like COVID-19, with higher fatality rates like with Ebola, the consequences would be devastating. This global crisis has indeed highlighted the risks we are taking by […]
World Tuna Day Insights from WWF Global Tuna Leader
World Tuna is celebrated on 2 May every year, and this year we are have valuable insight from WWF’s Global Tuna Leader, Marcel Kroese. Marcel is stationed with the Marine Programme at WWF-SA so we are lucky to have him in our midst! You may or may not know that there are many different species […]
Stay Home with SASSI
Every crisis provides the opportunity to learn. The COVID-19 crisis is proof that South Africa is actively learning how to cope with an unseen enemy whilst still instilling hope into the many distraught hearts of the nation. Even if it is for a fleeting moment, this lockdown has the ability of sparking jolts of joy […]
WWF-SA working towards addressing social questions in SASSI assessments
In the past we have written about the science of WWF-SASSI and what goes into the assessments before arriving at the sustainability status, but we have something new brewing. In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic that the world is currently facing, there is an increased urgency to achieve true sustainability addressing not only the environment […]
WWF-SASSI awards Trailblazer chefs of 2019
Meet the WWF-SASSI Trailblazers 2019, chefs who are committed to sourcing, preparing and serving sustainable seafood at their restaurants. The WWF-SASSI Trailblazer Awards recognise and celebrate chefs who actively champion sustainable seafood practices in their restaurants. Trailblazer chefs are selected on the basis of their restaurant’s seafood sustainability policy; the effectiveness of their sustainability messaging internally […]
WWF joins forces with small scale fishing communities of the Kogelberg
Did you know that the WWF-SA Marine Programme has been working with Kogelberg region fishing communities since 2013? This began with a series of community engagements to implement a Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIP) action plan, drafted and finalised in consultation with stakeholders in the Kogelberg Marine working Group (KBMWG). The FIP highlights that it is […]