stage in your life you have been
magnificent wildlife, glorious natural
harsh reality is that as we
the habitats around us. It is here where the
Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) steps in
and plays a role.
and ecosystems in southern Africa for
the benefit of all people through on-the-
ground conservation action. The trust is
exceptionally active as it works tirelessly
to identify the key factors that threaten our
biodiversity, as well as develop innovative
methodologies and best practice guidelines
to promote the harmonious co-existence
and sustainable living of both people
and wildlife.
of specialist programmes that are actively
led by its field staff who can be found
throughout southern Africa. The trust is
also a member of the International Union
for Conservation of Nature and the United
Nations Global Compact.
an equitable world that values and sustains
diversity of all life". Perhaps it is this very
vision that binds this core team of dedicated
people together in their plight to fight for and
conserve our natural heritage.
of the EWT include:
African Crane Conservation Programme
Airport Wildlife Programme
Birds of Prey Programme
Carnivore Conservation Programme
Law and Policy Programme
Source to Sea Programme
Riverine Rabbit Programme
Threatened Grassland Species Programme
Wildlife and Energy Programme
from the fringes of social priorities into the
very centre of political discourse and socio-
economic concern. People around the
world can no longer ignore the fact that the
environment in which we live underpins every
single human need, demonstrated every
day by both the losses of thousands of lives
due to environmental disasters or the lack of
access to quality resources, as well as by the
dependence of millions of lives on their natural
surroundings for their sustainability.
achieving the 7th Millennium Development
Goal is fundamental to achieving the others,
in that it stresses the need to address the
rapidly declining state of our environment
as a critical component of supporting the
livelihoods and health of more than two
thirds of the world's people who rely directly
on their natural resources for their survival
and livelihoods.
whom make up our animal kingdom