WHERE we do it

uMkhanyakude Initiative

Dukuduku Forest CEBA

Mkuze Flood Plain CEBA

Lubombo Corridor CEBA

The Trust’s work in the uMkhanyakude dates back to 2001, when work started on the Usuthu Gorge Community Conservation Area. Since then the range of initiatives has expanded significantly to include three CEBA’s namely; the Dukuduku Forest CEBA, the Mkuze Flood Plain CEBA and the Lubombo Corridor CEBA.



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uMkhanyakude Initiative: Mkhuze Flood Plain CEBA
The uMkhuze Flood Plain CEBA is structured around a restoration process aimed at re-establishing a vibrant and healthy riparian forest along the length of the uMkhuze River that borders the uMkhuze Game Reserve. The KwaJobe community are the custodians of this process. Over the past 7 years, Wildlan ...
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uMkhanyakude Initiative: Dukuduku Forest CEBA
Wildlands has worked with the Dukuduku communities since 2000, with emphasis on the Khula community, who moved out of the Dukuduku Forest in the early 1990s. Our current emphasis is on nurturing the establishment of a significant network of Tree-preneurs who can grow hundreds of thousands of ind ...
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uMkhanyakude Initiative: Lubombo Corridor CEBA
This CEBA encompasses 2 signature Wildlands community conservation initiatives; the Usuthu Gorge and Bhekula Tshanini initiatives. Usuthu Gorge is a 3500ha community conservation area established by the Mathenjwa community, adjacent to Ndumo Game Reserve, with support from Wildlands and EKZNW. Th ...
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Ubuntu Earth – The work we do
At the heart of Wildlands work is the spirit of ‘uBuntu Earth’.  uBuntu is an African term that is often translated as “I am who I am because of who we all are.” It speaks to our interconnectedness, our common humanity, goodness and the essence of being human. It says “we do not exist ...
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