Healthy ecosystems support healthy communities

Making CSI Matter 2012

Andrew Baxter, WWF-SA

WWF is active in

over 100 countries,

on 5 continents

+100

WWF was founded

In 1961

1961

WWF has over

5,000 staff

worldwide

+5,000

WWF has over

5 million supporters

+5M

www.wwf.org.za

One of the world’s largest and most experienced conservation organisations

The extent to which

black rhino habitat has

increased since 2003.

>150 000 Ha

Of the South African retail market is

currently engaging with the WWF

SASSI participation scheme to

transform seafood markets and

promote best practice.

60%

The number of individual

wine farms which are part

of the WWF Biodiversity

and Wine Initiative. (131

399ha conserved).

278

At the current rate of

consumption, we will require 2

planets to sustain our

requirements by 2030. We

currently exceed the

biocapacity of our earth by 1.5

times.

2 Planets by 2030

www.wwf.org.za

South African chapter established in 1969. Some of our recent achievements:

Evidence of an embedded world Global Ecological Footprint

Global Re-Insurance Claims

Embedded view of sustainable development

From: National Strategy for Sustainable Development

Economic

Social

Ecological

Ecosystem Stewardship

Integration

Framework for Building a Resilient Economy

Leadership development

Catchment Stewardship

Lan

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tew

ard

ship

Integrated Ocean-use

Ensuring healthy, multi-functional landscapes

WWF Sustainable Agriculture Reconnecting our food systems with

our ecosystems

WWF’s vision around Sustainable Agriculture: Effectively conserve and manage our ecosystems within productive agricultural landscapes, whilst significantly reducing the environmental footprint of this sector.

WWF Sustainable Agriculture Reconnecting our food systems with

our ecosystems

Natural Resource Management

• Supporting and combining agricultural and

environmental good practice.

Farmers: Custodians of our Biodiversity

• Promoting landowner stewardship of priority

natural areas.

Enhancing Ecosystem Resilience

• Climate proofing our farmlands and catchments

– promoting ecosystem resilience.

Agriculture’s

impact

• 69% of all SA’s fresh water is

used for irrigation

• Farmlands represent 80% of all

SA land surface

• Significant loss of diversity

through land transformation/

degradation

• Large GHG emissions

WWF Sustainable Agriculture Reconnecting our food systems

with our ecosystems

Sustainable Agriculture Programme Objectives Partnering with Nedbank to Make Things Happen

1. Managing key water provisioning catchments and optimising water usage.

2. Reducing waste (which claims a significant proportion of all food grown).

3. Improving cultivation techniques and rehabilitating degraded waste-land,

4. Education around diet and consumption patterns.

5. Promoting clean energy solutions within the sector.

*WWF Priority Agricultural Sectors

WWF Sustainable Agriculture

Programme Overview

• Wine (Existing BWI, Cape Floral Region, W.Cape)

• Fruit (W. Cape and National) • Sugar (KZN/ Mpumalanga) • Grasslands Beef (Grasslands Biome) • Dairy (KZN / Grasslands) • Hops/ Barley (Southern Cape)

*Selected on basis of impact in a priority biome or freshwater habitat /or

water thirsty crop.

WWF Track Record -

Making & Building the Business Case

WWF Sustainable Agriculture Reconnecting food systems with ecosystems

• Collaboration within the following sectors:

(Wine/Fruit/ Sugar/ Barley/ Dairy/Livestock

• Eg Woolworths “Farming For Future”

• Eg Dairy Life Cycle Assessment

• Transformative partnerships with drivers of

change = financial institutions/ Insurance

• Increased productivity

• Reduced input costs

• Maintain/enhance market access/

shelf space

• < GHG footprint

• Environment benefits

• risk; improved production and

environmental gains

• Market incentive or reward

Sustainable Sugarcane Farm Management System - SUSFARMS®

Leveraging conservation gains and linking landscapes

WWF Sustainable Fruit & Wine Reconnecting our food systems with our ecosystems

Rapa Nui: Was it Ecocide? You decide!

Earth’ Life-support System

Human Societies

Economy

Thank You