AFRICA ANNUAL REVIEW 2016/2017

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1 AFRICA ANNUAL REVIEW 2016/2017

2 INTRODUCTION Wilderness Foundation Africa (WFA) is a conservation organisation working to protect and sustain all life on earth for the benefit of current and future generations. WFA works to protect and sustain wildlife and wilderness through integrated conservation and education programmes. Whether it is direct action anti poaching in the field, large landscape wilderness management, or developing rising young leaders from disadvantaged communities for a career in conservation, Wilderness Foundation Africa has 45 years of results. 3 AREAS OF FOCUS: SPECIES SPACES PEOPLE Our work is based on the values of: a passion for direct conservation action; respect for all living things; a deep commitment to conservation education; and with operations that demonstrate integrity, transparency, sustainability, and innovation. We envisage a world that has sufficient intact natural ecosystems and wilderness areas that are valued and effectively protected for the benefit of all species.

3 CHAIRMANS REPORT Over the past year, the South African economy faced an exceptionally challenging time, largely due to an uncertain political outlook. The country and the NGO sector worldwide continues to experience financial stress and most NGO s have found themselves in the midst of a downward funding cycle of donor support, mainly caused by the economic climate and lack of disposable income, but also due to many corporates internalizing Corporate Social Investment and donor fatigue. Todani Moyo, Chairperson September 2017 Despite this difficult and challenging funding environment, Wilderness Foundation Africa met our revenue target for the past financial year, largely by growing and diversifying our donor base. The past year was an exciting one for our organization, with the successful implementation of many projects under our three focus areas of Species, Spaces and People. We celebrated the 20 year anniversary of our Pride programme, the 10 year anniversary of the Umzi Wethu Training Academy, the relocation of our Youth Development Programme to the iconic Old Tramways building and celebrated 45 years of conservation at a Gala dinner with key partners and funders. Rhino has remained at the forefront of our Forever Wild Conservation Initiative, with various on-the-ground activities to protect this iconic species, and the further development and implementation of our Rhino Horn Demand Reduction campaign in Vietnam. This year saw the launch of the first Youth Ambassador campaign in Ho Chi Minh City, in partnership with Peace Parks Foundation, where the Wild Rhino Youth Ambassadors were utilized in various communication platforms to encourage their peers not to use rhino horn. A superhero character, Rhino Ranger was introduced and received a positive reception at the participating schools. Our Protected Area Programme brought about the successful implementation of the Northern Cape Land Project, in partnership with WWF SA, a project which focuses on conserving the unique vegetation of the Succulent Karoo Biome in the Northern Cape. The integration of our Youth Development Programme and relocation to Tramways was effectively completed during this period, with all of our holistic skills development and education interventions harnessing the healing power of nature in order to equip vulnerable youth to be economically active and environmentally responsible citizens. Wilderness Foundation Africa s CEO, Andrew Muir, represented our organization at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he presented talks on conservation related issues. We are proud to announce that WFA will host the WEF Learning Journey in SA in the next financial year. We encourage you to look out for various blog posts written by Andrew Muir for the WEF. We would like to welcome our new funders who have come on board. These include Rooiberg Wines, Caleo Foundation, Graham and Rhona Beck Foundation and the Olsen Animal Trust. As always, we are appreciative to our partners and long standing funders, all of whom enable us to do the work that we do for the future of all species on this planet.

4 A MESSAGE FROM THE CEO 2016 was a year of milestones for Wilderness Foundation Africa. It was the year we celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Umzi Wethu Academy, the twentieth anniversary of Pride of Table Mountain and the year that we celebrated 45 years of Conservation for the organization. However, we are living in a time in our history where our earth is in a state of flux and we are facing environmental challenges unparalleled in our time. We are one of more than 13 million species that make up our planet. It is commonly accepted that by the year 2050, 20% of the species that currently inhabits the earth, will either be extinct or on the brink of extinction. This is due in part to the perfect storm of population growth, unsustainable resource utilization and the human impact on climate change. Dr Andrew Muir CEO Wilderness Foundation Africa The rhino poaching saga is also an indicator of the greater environmental crisis facing our world. These problems supersede all political problems because all of us are dependent upon the environment for our survival. Clearly the answers to these challenges cannot come from one discipline or sector alone, but are reliant on multi-sectoral collaboration and commitment to sustainable living. Hence the critical need to put the environment at the top of the political agenda. Our country is a place of dramatic contrasts. As CEO of Wilderness Foundation Africa, I have experienced both the worst and the best of South Africa and have come to the conclusion that its worst the poverty; inequality and tragic social divisions could in part be healed and transformed by its best the incredible wealth of natural splendour and human spirit. It is with this in mind that Wilderness Foundation Africa ended off the year with a refreshed purpose to fulfill our vision We envisage a world that has sufficient intact natural ecosystems and wilderness areas that are valued and effectively protected for the benefit of all species.

5 SPECIES All WFA projects managed under the Species focus area are aimed at the protection of iconic species and fall under the Forever Wild Conservation Programme banner. Projects in the 2016 / 2017 financial year were managed under the following initiatives: OVER 1 MILLION KILOMETERS Over 1m kilometers covered in anti poaching activities, resulting in the recovery of rifles and horns, and the arrest of poachers. 150 DNA SAMPLES 150 DNA samples collected from rhino in the EC & WC for monitoring purposes. GROUND & AIR support Fleet of 10 vehicles and air support via 2 light aircraft. FOREVER WILD ELEPHANT CONSERVATION INITIATIVE: Approximately elephants are being poached in Africa per year. Populations of elephants, especially in southern and east Africa that until recently showed promising signs of recovery could be at risk due to the recent surge in poaching which is feeding the illegal ivory trade. The Forever Wild Elephant Conservation Initiative aims to support organisations already actively working to conserve elephant populations in Africa. Funding provided to the Mali Elephant Project has contributed to the purchase and deployment of extensive communications systems, vehicles, and trained government foresters to provide necessary protection to the elephants in this country. FOREVER WILD LION CONSERVATION INITIATIVE: Lions have vanished from over 80 percent of their historic range and currently exist in only 28 countries in Africa and one country in Asia (India). Presently the main focus of the Forever Wild Lion Conservation Initiative is to support organisations with active lion conservation and research projects. The Greater Limpopo Lion Project is a research project aiming to provide the required information to improve lion conservation management in south-western Mozambique and provide the informational basis with which to secure a viable lion meta-population in the Greater Limpopo Lion Conservation Unit of South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Wilderness Foundation Africa s support for this research project has allowed the research unit to procure tracking collars required to monitor and study the lion populations in this research project. FOREVER WILD LEOPARD CONSERVATION INITIATIVE: Although leopards are not considered endangered in a global context, nationally they are considered to be threatened with extinction in the medium term. Habitat loss is the main factor threatening the future survival of healthy leopard populations in South Africa. The Forever Wild Leopard Conservation Initiative therefore aims to support organisations already working on the conservation of leopard populations in South Africa. In 2016 a three year Memorandum of Agreement was finalized and signed between Wilderness Foundation Africa and the Cape Leopard Trust in order to support their leopard anti-snaring project in the Boland study area of the Western Cape. The objectives of this project are: investigation into illegal hunting with snares; production of material for directed awareness and education programmes; and the design and monitor of appropriate interventions and advocate for their execution.

6 FOREVER WILD RHINO PROTECTION INITIATIVE: The Forever Wild Rhino Protection Initiative has been active since 2011 and focuses on both on-the-ground support in South Africa, as well as a rhino horn demand reduction campaign in Vietnam in order to address the current rhino poaching crises. Wilderness Foundation Africa supports organised reserves and agencies with the provision and management of a fleet of vehicles and light aircraft to protect rhino populations across South Africa. These allow for active anti poaching patrols; reaction to poaching incidents; reserve security assessments; attending regional, provincial and national security meetings; specialised rhino crime investigations; monitoring of rhino populations; joint operations and roadblocks with the South African Police Service. A dedicated cold scent tracker dog has been secured and trained to assist reserves in the Eastern Cape after a rhino poaching incident or security threat. Rhino rescue support has been provided to reserves which included helicopter assistance to locate rhino calves orphaned after their mothers were killed by poachers and moving the calves into holding bomas for care and rehabilitation before being released again. In the last year, Wilderness Foundation Africa has been able to assist with the collection of 42 DNA samples from rhino in the Eastern Cape. To date, a total of 150 have been collected by our teams and submitted to the RhoDIS national database. The multi-agency Wildlife Operations Group, chaired by WFA, continues to meet quarterly and collaborate to combat wildlife crime in the region. Members of the group had two successful wildlife ACTIVE IN 5 RHINO HOTSPOTS Footprint of the Forever Wild Rhino Protection Initiative is active in 5 of the rhino hotspots in the country. crime arrests in June Through this Group, a dedicated patrol vehicle has been deployed as a proactive deterrent to poaching scouts in the Eastern Cape. The Ian Player Black Rhino Legacy project, in honour of our founder the late Ian Player, aims for the establishment of a breeding group of black rhino (Diceros bicornis bicornis) under joint custodianship with Wilderness Foundation Africa, Caleo Foundation, Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism agency and South African National Parks. This important project aims to contribute to the survival of this sub-species that has been seriously depleted within its home range of South Africa and Namibia. RHINO HORN DEMAND REDUCTION CAMPAIGN: The demand for rhino horn in Asian countries remains one of the main driving forces behind the escalation in poaching of rhinos in Southern Africa, with more than 80% of illegally trafficked rhino horn passing through Vietnam either for local use or for export to other countries, such as China. In response to this, Wilderness Foundation Africa, in partnership with Peace Parks Foundation and SOUL Music & Performing Arts Academy, manages and implements the Wild Rhino Demand Reduction campaign. In the 2016 / 2017 financial year the first Vietnam, be my hero Youth Ambassador Awareness and Education Campaign and Rhino Ranger Super Hero Campaign was successfully rolled out at 11 International schools in Ho Chi Minh City, with a reach of approximately Vietnamese through the social media component of this campaign.

7 SPACES The Protected Area Programme of Wilderness Foundation Africa conceptualizes, develops and raises funds for the implementation of projects that include those related to the following: Establishment, development and management of new reserves Corridors: Concept development and implementation Management support to private and state managed reserves and national parks Ecosystem Restoration PROTECTED AREA PROGRAMME In the 2016 / 2017 financial year the following projects were managed and / or supported: PLAINS OF CAMDEBOO PRIVATE NATURE RESERVE: The hectare Plains of the Camdeboo Private Nature Reserve, established in 2009, is situated in the Great Karoo region of the Eastern Cape Province. The primary aim of the reserve is to conserve, and where necessary, restore the natural landscape and its constituent habitats, species, ecological process and cultural heritage. Wilderness Foundation Africa manages this process on behalf of the Mai Family Foundation which owns the land. The reserve is also included in the Mountain Zebra Camdeboo Protected Environment, proclaimed in March During this year the reserve continued to focus on maintaining previous years invasive plant control efforts across the entire reserve. The reserve is fortunate to not have numerous invasive species occurring so with continued efforts those that are on the reserve should be controlled in a few years. The Kudu population on the reserve were recorded in the 2015 aerial census as alarmingly high and needed to be monitored. With poor rainfall in 2016 and Kudu numbers still growing, population management of Kudus by means of culling at night was introduced to bring the R40 MILLION Over R40 m raised for land conservation SPEKBOOM Trees (Portulacaria afra) planted as part of Ecosystem Restoration Programme. high number of animals down to a more sustainable levels. This has proven to be successful, population numbers and condition will continue to be monitored on the reserve by the rangers till the next aerial census. As part of the active reserve restoration plan of priority eroded areas on the reserve, Nguni cattle were tested for holistic veld restoration practises on rehabilitation sites. However again due to prevailing drought conditions and high time demand on staff this was cancelled. On-going infrastructure maintenance of the reserves 52km of boundary fence, 45km of gravel roads, 12 boreholes and numerous buildings continued throughout the year. The majority of the work is performed by reserve staff and when needed external contactors were utilised to complete technical tasks. An assistant conservation manager and two new field ranger positions were approved and appointed this year. This brings the staff component on the reserve up to 10 with currently no further need for more staff. Now with a full staffing component the future outlook of expanding the reserves conservation area and introduction of new species is a very real and positive concept.

8 ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECT : Wilderness Foundation Africa coordinated and managed thicket restoration on 74 hectares of degraded land in the Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve from 2009 to Planting activities were aimed to restore the degraded ecosystem while also creating employment within the nearby Cambria community. Spekboom (Portulacaria afra) is a predominant specie of the natural vegetation of this area, Sub-tropical Thicket. Restoration focused on re-establishing the abundance and distribution of this species where it had been severely reduced by previous agricultural activities. Approximately cuttings of spekboom were planted together with other indigenous woody tree species over the period of the project. Planting took place between 2009 and 2016 and approximately cuttings per hectare were planted. Throughout the duration of the project all cuttings were ecologically harvested at the prescribed percentage from intact natural thicket in the surrounding landscape. These were then planted in bags and kept in a nursery for three months till sufficient roots have developed, before planting out in the restoration sites. Approximately cuttings of spekboom (Portulacaria afra) were planted together with a range of other locally grown indigenous species over the period of the project. This project reached its conclusion in November 2016 due to all the planned planting areas been successfully completed. The ownership of the farm, Roberts Haven, is now in the process of being transferred to the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency. NORTHERN CAPE LAND PROJECT: The project is focused on conserving the unique vegetation of the Succulent Karoo Biome in the Northern Cape, unique not only on a national but international scale. The aim is to assist the Northern Cape Province in implementing its Protected Area Expansion Strategy and securing land through the implementation of Biodiversity Stewardship and Land Purchase, funded by WWF South Africa through the Leslie Hill Succulent Karoo Trust (LHSKT). All twelve planned Biodiversity Site Assessments have been completed. Five properties have been reviewed by the Steering Committee and three were approved for Nature Reserve and two for National Park status. In addition, a Peer Learning Workshop was held with the theme of Biodiversity Site Assessment and Review. Other Protected Area Programme projects for the period included: Facilitating protected area expansion within the City of Cape Town Towards securing the Contermanskloof Core Botanical Site within the City of Cape Town Roodeberg Rehabilitation Project within Table Mountain National Park INDIGENOUS VEGETATION Planting of indigenous vegetation. INDIGENOUS ANIMAL SPECIES Reintroduction of indigenous animal species. WAT E R MANAGEMENT

9 PEOPLE Wilderness Foundation Africa, through its Youth Development Programme, has developed a number of holistic skills development and education interventions that harness the healing power of nature to equip vulnerable youth to be economically active and environmentally responsible citizens. OVER 309 JOBS 309 skilled jobs created for vulnerable youth through our year long Umzi Wethu training academy programme. 33 this year & 109 since inception Number of vulnerable youth who have received short term accredited skills training through our Siyazenzela Plus course, with 55% of graduates either working or studying further in the fields of Table Attendant, Barista and Assistant Chef. OVER 80% JOB PLACEMENT Job placement rate of Umzi Wethu graduates is over 80% and job retention at 75% At the core of these interventions are carefully developed physical and psychological wellness programmes which aim to provide specific support to the participants as they complete the employability, skills development or vocational training aspects, depending on which project they are enrolled in. Furthermore, Wilderness Foundation Africa has seen just how powerfully young people respond to spending time in wilderness areas and based on our long history of using nature for personal and social transformation, we have integrated various levels of Wilderness Trail activities into the holistic intervention projects. During the 2016 / 2017 period, we were privileged to move our Youth Development Programme into new premises situated in the Old Tramways building in Port Elizabeth, from which the following programmes are run: PRIDE & IMBEWU TRAILS: The Pride trails were developed to fulfil the need for a oneday environmental education outreach programme among disadvantaged youth from both urban and rural areas. The various Pride trails take place in natural areas in South Africa and introduce approximately previously disadvantaged, primary and senior learners to a one-day, entry-level outdoor experience every year. The experience has been proven to help stimulate the learners interest in their immediate natural environment and concern for its preservation and conservation. The Imbewu trails facilitate three-day wilderness experiential trails throughout the year with school learners from disadvantaged communities in the Nelson Mandela Metro and around the Addo Elephant National Park. As with all of Wilderness Foundation Africa s outreach initiatives, Imbewu, which means seed in isixhosa, aims to provide education about the environment as part of youth development. These trails aim to connect the youth to their cultural-environmental heritage and senior Xhosa rangers from the Addo Elephant National Park assist with the guiding of the trails. In the past year, Wilderness Foundation Africa has exposed and enabled vulnerable youth from 55 disadvantaged schools to nature through our Pride and Imbewu trails.

10 A SUMMARY OF CURRENT PROJECTS UNDER OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME INCLUDE: PLUS SIYAZENZELA: Siyazenzela (meaning We are doing it for ourselves ), continues to run as a four-week short term project with facilitation on the following focus areas: Emotional & Social Wellness; Occupational & Financial Wellness; and Physical & Environmental Wellness. The courses are aimed at previously disadvantaged youth between the ages of 18 and 26. Youth participating in the Siyazenzela project gain job preparedness skills whilst also developing personal insight and understanding of themselves. A total of 136 youth successfully completed a Siyazenzela course in the past year. Of these, 53 have been successful in finding employment, and 32 are furthering their studies. SIYAZENZELA PLUS : Siyazenzela Plus selects outstanding youth from the Siyazenzela leadership and livelihoods project and provides them with access to short-term accredited skills training opportunities. These courses are on average 6 to 8 weeks. In the past year, 33 youth have completed Siyazenzela courses, which included that of Table Attendant, Barista and Assistant Chef. UMZI WETHU TRAINING COURSES: The Umzi Wethu (meaning Our Home ) youth development training courses not only provides accredited training for previously disadvantaged youth, but also incorporates the following innovative elements: (1) a nurturing residence; (2) a mentorship support programme; (3) access to wellness, group and individual counselling and psychological support; (4) assist the students with a paid internship placement and supporting them in securing jobs post training. This project focuses on uplifting the lives of previously disadvantaged youth and training them as either chefs or conservation rangers. In July 2016, the graduation ceremony was held for 16 Umzi Wethu Conservation students (qualifying with a NQF level 2 Conservation Guardianship certificate) and 15 Umzi Wethu Hospitality students (qualifying with a NQF level 4 Professional Cookery certificate). With this graduation, a total of 309 students have successfully completed an Umzi Wethu training course since Of the 31 students that graduated in July 2016, 28 students started a year-long paid internship in August 2016, in order to gain valuable work experience. Umzi Wethu continues to achieve a high level of job placements, one of the hallmarks of a successful vocational skills training programme. GREEN LEAF KITCHEN: Excelling Umzi Wethu graduates are given the opportunity to develop entrepreneurial skills through the experiential setting of the Green Leaf Kitchen, which caters for corporates and clients.

11 UMZI WETHU TRAINING ACADEMY CASE STUDY 1 Wilderness Foundation Africa recently celebrated the 10 year anniversary of Umzi Wethu. To commemorate this momentous milestone, below are a few exerts from a booklet produced by Oxfam called An Extraordinary Journey Case Study 16 In one of the poorest regions of South Africa, Wilderness Foundation Africa is applying an all-encompassing approach to healing to help vulnerable youth become independent citizens. Dr Andrew Muir, CEO of WFA and well-known conservationist, created the Umzi Wethu Training Academy for Vulnerable Youth in 2006 to provide vocational training and jobs in the eco-tourism industry for young people displaced by HIV and AIDS and poverty. Oxfam For me, Umzi Wethu is pretty much at the apex of development projects; it is a very good example of consciousness-raising, of giving young people the ability and skills to transform their own lives and spaces. Umzi Wethu teaches young people to be aware of their actions, and the consequences of their actions, within society. Graduates of Umzi Wethu are responsible, in that they are always respectful of their culture and the environment in which they work, but also in that they will challenge rules and situations when necessary. They have developed a critical consciousness, a social awareness which is impressive for people who entered the programme as vulnerable youth. Allan Moolman, Oxfam SA Country Director To meet a young person, destitute and to watch their progress over the year is incredibly rewarding. I often feel a sense of disbelief, listening to these students at graduation, expressing themselves confidently. They have become assertive. Umzi Wethu teaches them to speak their mind. Pinky Kondlo, Director: Support Services, Wilderness Foundation Africa To see someone who was so-called lost to society, or highly vulnerable and unable to enter the job market, can now earn R8 000 or more and support their households, and even pay for themselves to do degrees and diplomas, that is rewarding. Dr Andrew Muir, CEO of Wilderness Foundation Africa and Founder of Umzi Wethu The people who run this programme, they are angels, miracle workers, they are like mom and dad to me. Mantho Sehapi, Umzi Wethu Graduate, 2010 My life has been changed and impacted by people that saw the potential in me, who were willing to invest in me. I would like to do the same. Danny Sauls, Umzi Wethu Graduate, 2008

12 DEMAND REDUCTION IN VIETNAM CASE STUDY 2 The demand for rhino horn in Asian countries remains one of the main driving forces behind the escalation in poaching of rhinos in Southern Africa, with more than 80% of illegally trafficked rhino horn passing through Vietnam either for local use or for export to other countries, such as China. In response to this, the Wild Rhino demand reduction campaign utilizes three separate yet cohesive components to educate and engage Vietnamese youth on the issue of rhino poaching. The overarching goal of these components, namely the Wild Rhino Competition, the Youth Ambassador Awareness and Education Campaign, and the Rhino Ranger Super Hero Campaign, is to incite passion for conservation, whilst motivating these young people not to use rhino horn. In addition, they are encouraged to assist in saving the rhino by becoming vocal ambassadors for the cause in their communities. The demand reduction campaign, which has been active in 11 participating schools in Ho Chi Minh City since the launch of the first Wild Rhino Competition in 2014, has reached about Vietnamese youth directly, and nearly 1 million youth indirectly through campaign and youth ambassador social media activities. The project is called Vietnam, Be my Hero and encompasses three major components: YOUTH AWARENESS CAMPAIGN: The Youth Ambassador campaign launched in Vietnam in May Material such as posters, decals, brochures, etc. was developed utilizing personal messages from each of the 22 Wild Rhino Youth Ambassadors. These young rhino ambassadors play a leading role in this campaign as peer educators, role models and the faces of the campaign. Having visited South Africa and interacted with rhinos, they can speak first-hand about the pertinent issues thus offering credibility and age-appropriate messaging to the campaign. In order to build on the success of the first engagement with Vietnamese youth, Wilderness Foundation Africa, in partnership with Peace Parks Foundation and SOUL Music & Performing Arts Academy initiated a second phase of demand reduction efforts.

13 RHINO SUPERHERO: A super hero character, Rhino Ranger, was launched in Vietnam on World Rhino Day on 22 September Rhino Ranger will be used as the vehicle to deliver targeted messages about the use of rhino horn in Vietnam. The Rhino Ranger comic book has been released and distributed to the 11 participating schools. Through the use of a variety of marketing materials, from face masks and magnets to Rhino Ranger cut-outs and pin-on badges, Rhino Ranger is being used to deliver the message to reduce rhino poaching THE WILD RHINO COMPETITION: The 2nd Wild Rhino Competition was launched in Ho Chi Minh City in November 2016 and winners were announced on 28 February This year s Wild Rhino competition invited junior students to enter by submitting a poem or a picture. Senior students entered by submitting an essay in which they had to respond to questions such as: What would you say to stop someone from buying rhino horn? ; What impact would it have if rhino became extinct? ; What are the biggest myths about rhino horn, and how can you change it? ; and How are you going to make a difference?. Nearly 1000 entries were received, with 22 junior winners and 11 senior winners announced. The senior winners will visit South Africa in July 2017, where they will spend a week on wilderness walking trails in the imfolozi Game Reserve, followed by a workshop on the rhino poaching crisis facilitated by experts in conservation. This workshop equips the youngsters to return to Vietnam as dedicated ambassadors for the conservation and protection of rhino. In turn, it provides an opportunity for the campaign partners to learn about the social and scholastic habits of Vietnamese youth, enabling development and implementation of impactful strategies moving forward. These young people will be touched by the power of nature their lives will change for the better. We have no doubt that they will indeed go back and share their experience and newfound knowledge with their family, friends and peers. There is much education still to be done in Vietnam if we are to affect attitudinal and behavioural change, Matthew Norval, Chief Operations Officer, Wilderness Foundation Africa.

14 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SUPPORT All the projects of Wilderness Foundation Africa completed in the 2016 / 2017 financial year were made possible through the support from the following donors, sponsors and partners: DONORS AND SPONSORS: Abax Foundation Anglo American Chairman's Fund Avis Car Rental Beare Foundation Biotherm Cacadu Caleo Foundation Cape Wheel EMpower (Emerging Markets Foundation) Globoleq Graham and Rhona Beck Development Trust Graham Beck Wines Grassridge Hans Hoheisen Charitable Trust (HHCT) Happy Snappy Jarvis Family Joron Charitable Trust Mai Family Foundation Manicomio Mantis Collection (Hotel Rhino) UMZI WETHU PRACTICAL PLACEMENT PARTNERS: Two Fat Butchers Banneton s Bakery Brioche Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency Hopewell Conservation Kuzuko Lodge / Legacy Hotel Group Mantis Collection Micoffee MediVet Mrs Minnaar National Airways Corporation Olsen Animal Trust Oxfam Peace Parks Foundation Rand Merchant Bank Rooiberg Winery SANParks SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Conservation Fund Shamwari Group Spec-Savers / KFML Group Table Mountain Fund Taiwan Forestry Bureau The Haberdashers Company Tread Right Foundation Tusk Trust Twinkletots Trading Volkswagen Group South Africa World Wildlife Fund -South Africa (WWF-SA) Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality PE Hotel Group Protea Marine Hotel Radisson Blu Rhubarb and Lime South African National Parks Shamwari Group / Dubai World Africa

15 FINANCIALS Wilderness Foundation Africa (WFA) is a registered Public Benefit Organisation, a Non-Profit Organisation and a BBBEE Status level 4 contributor. The socio-economic development beneficiaries of WFA are all 100% black as defined by the BBBEE Act of Below is a summary of the April 2016 to March 2017 financials, of which a full copy is available on request: FINANCIAL Income R Expenses R TOTAL R ( ) *** ASSETS Cash and Cash equivalents R Property, Plant equipment R Investments R TOTAL R EQUITY AND LIABILITY Retained income R Pension Liability R Non-Distributable Reserve R Sundry Creditors R TOTAL R *** The WFA s financial result show an overall loss of R 1.7m as at 31 March 2017 due to planned spending of restricted grants received and recognised in the previous (2015 / 2016) financial year.

16 WILD FOUNDATION WILDERNESS FOUNDATION UK WILDERNESS FOUNDATION AFRICA AFRICA CONTACT DETAILS: Wilderness Foundation Africa NPO Number: Reg. Number: IT1179/1998/PMB Head Office: 11 Newington St, Richmond Hill Port Elizabeth, South Africa P O Box 12509, Centrahil, 6006 Tel: info@wildernessfoundation.org wildernessfoundation.org WILDERNESSFOUNDATION WILDERNESSFDNSA THE POSITIVE POWER OF NATURE Wilderness Foundation Global (WFG) is an international alliance of action-oriented, like-minded organizations who understand that wilderness areas have local meaning and global significance with direct importance to human wellbeing leadership development and inspiration. Founding members are Wilderness Foundation Africa, Wilderness Foundation UK, and the WILD Foundation (USA). We have three main areas of global impact that we founded and directly facilitate: The World Wilderness Congress, established in 1977, convenes every four years in a global, public process that produces practical and inspiring conservation results through the collaboration of diverse leaders and experts of all ages -- in science, policy, business, media & communications, traditional communities and lifeways, the arts & humanities, and civil society. The Wilderness Conservation Fund expands protected areas and their effective management by the GLOBAL private and public sectors, and by local communities. Special emphasis is given to the establishment of new wilderness protected areas and ecological corridors in global biodiversity hotspots and areas of community, cultural significance. The Wilderness Specialist Group of the World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN) assures the best global wilderness policy and legislation that systemically address the UN s Sustainable Development Goals, safeguards the irreplaceable life support services of wild nature, and provides direct cultural and social benefits to human communities WFG is also a founding member of and an active proponent for Nature Needs Half, a science-based, culturally relevant, open-structure public movement to protect and interconnect at last half of the earth s lands and seas for the well-being of all life. WILDERNESSFOUNDATION