Environmental Activism

Tomorrow the United Nations will acknowledge the World Wildlife Day, which is a remembrance of the day of the signature of the Convention of International Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as CITES. Some parts of the environmental industry refer to the day as Wangari Maathai Day since the African Union used the day to recognise the environmental activist. To honour the work of the environmental community we spoke to: • Matome Kapa, attorney at the Centre of Environmental Rights • Stephen Wetmore, Sustainability, partnerships and innovations head of the World Wide Fund • Desmond D’sa, executive director of South Durban Community Environmental Alliance • Makome Lekalakala, branch coordinator for Earthlife Africa.