WHERE we do it
uThungulu Initiative
Ongoye CEBA
uMhlatuze Estuary CEBA
Richards Bay Coastal Dune Forest CEBA
Wildlands’ work in uThungulu District dates back to 2005; since then we have expanded our footprint into most of the communities in the area. uThungulu has three CEBA’s namely the Ongoye CEBA, the uMhlatuze Estuary CEBA and the Richards Bay Coastal Dune Forest CEBA.
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uThungulu Initiative: Ongoye CEBA
The Ongoye CEBA aims to entrench and support the Mzimela community’s custodianship of the Ongoye Forest and the many riparian systems that feed through the Mzimela community into the uMlalazi River. The Mzimela community has looked after this forest for centuries, and the forest itself is recognis ...
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uThungulu Initiative: uMhlatuze Estuary CEBA
The uMhlatuze Estuary CEBA is the remnant of the once magnificent Richards Bay estuary which was dredged and converted into the Richards Bay harbour. Neighbouring on the estuary are the Dube and eSikhaweni communities, which are both incredibly poor communities despite their proximity to Richards Ba ...
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Thungulu Initiative: Richards Bay Coastal Dune Forest CEBA
This CEBA builds on the work we have done in the Sokhulu and KwaMbonambi communities over the past decade, nurturing their environmental understanding and support for the restoration of the dune forest cordon between the iSimangaliso World Heritage area and Richards Bay town. This dune cordon is cur ...
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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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