Fun Fact Friday Did you know that Protected Conservation Areas (PCAs) are at the core of Africa’s conservation efforts? With over 9,000 designated sites, PCAs cover an impressive 19% of the continent’s land and inland waters and 17% of its marine areas! These protected regions play a crucial role in safeguarding Africa’s unique wildlife and...
Conservation tips Did you know that two in five plant species are at risk of extinction worldwide? This loss of plant biodiversity threatens entire ecosystems, including the animals that depend on them for food and shelter. Here’s how you can help protect plants: Plant Native Species – Choose native plants for your garden to support...
Defining conservation Conservation refers to ‘biological limits’, management and/ or protection of endangered species (Adamson, Gleason and Pellow 2016: 41 & World Land Trust N.D.). Broadly, when considering the implementation of conservation, it calls for the use, maintenance, restoration and enhancement of natural resources (Adamson, Gleason and Pellow 2016: 42). In order words, humans would...
