Mpophomeni Conservancy. Conservation is also about being able to grow nutritious, wholesome food from healthy soil

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Clansthal Conservancy. Periodic beach cleaning stops plastic waste getting covered by wind-blown sand and disintegrating.

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Toti Conservancy. Clearing waste from the local river promotes a healthy environment

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Midlands Conservancy Forum. Standing up for our rights to live in a clan, healthy, supportive environment

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Mtunzini Conservancy. A brave battle against heavy minerals mining company Tronox to prevent destruction of the coastal environment.

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Mhlopeni Nature Reserve Conservancy. Changing a degraded goat farm to a beautiful natural heritage site takes years of love and dedication.

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More than lovely mountains and valleys, these are crucial water catchment areas

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Poor management of water in settlements built on catchment areas creates serious pollution

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Waste like this should be stopped in the area it is created, not at the harbour

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When this happens, we realise how important water is to us

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Poorly planned water-supply conservation and infrastructure leads to human deprivation

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When there is a water shortage, everyone feels it

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We would be in serious trouble without dams – but they need conservation management plans too

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There are more species in grasslands than in forests; they are irreplaceable once destroyed

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Estuaries are a crucial, highly sensitive conservation element between land and sea; they need to be protected

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Wetlands are essential contributors to the balance of nature – much more than we realise

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An indigenous forest is a micro-world in itself; any forest destruction is a priceless loss

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Beaches are not just beaches; they are an entire domain of valuable biodiversity

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An irreplaceable generator, conservator and rehabilitator of biodiversity; rivers are our lifeblood

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Not many of us know that frogs are one of the most endangered vertebrates

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Feeding a baby wattled crane in an innovative way; without protection our cranes would disappear

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Wildlife is not only found in game reserves ….

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It takes a lot of effort and care to save our smaller wildlife

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The fight to save the vultures of southern africa as threats push them closer towards extinction every year.

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Due to habitat destruction and hunting, 3 Asian species and 1 African species are considered endangered. Pangolin scales are used in Chinese and African medicine.

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