SIGNITURE LUX BY ONOMO HOTEL SANDTON
– a supporter of conservation
The month of June marked two years since Signature Lux by ONOMO Sandton began to support the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s (EWT) critical conservation work. So far, this unique relationship has generated just over half a million rand in support of the EWT.
Due to a demand for flexible travel and accommodation, Signature Lux by ONOMO Hotel Sandton’s brand was developed. Similar to the low-cost airline model, Signature Lux has removed all the unnecessary items and hidden costs, in order to provide guests with consistent service with a luxury feel at an affordable price.
Catering to the millennial and business traveller, Signature Lux by ONOMO Hotel Sandton offers smart technology; free unshaped, uncapped Wi-Fi, an integrated app, which offers more than just a booking function, 24-hour self-service check-in, guests can use their smartphones as their room key and in-room Wi-Fi calling. Signature Lux by ONOMO Hotels has created a technologically advanced room space using specialised ambient mood lighting and installed a fully integrated 40-inch SMART Samsung TV, which allows guests to live stream from Netflix or Showmax, in each room. Every room has a built in Wi-Fi router, allowing a seamless high-speed internet experience.
Guests can expect an unsurpassed sleep experience with the oversized queen beds that have a 3 cm mattress topper and 300-thread count linen. The app integrates housekeeping, which automates guests’ valet and laundry service.
Signature Lux by ONOMO Hotel Sandton General Manager, Christine Swanepoel, shares her thoughts on embracing what the new age traveller has been demanding: affordability, freedom, and quality. One of the key and totally unique strategic offerings is a half day room rate, offering business travellers and those in transit the option of a half day stay or a guaranteed early check-in or late departure at a highly discounted rate. Business day visitors no longer need to worry about finding a café with Wi-Fi and spending exorbitant amounts on a coffee and sandwich. They too can take advantage of the transit rates, which allow guests the luxury of utilising the room to freshen up and work, free parking, high-speed, uncapped Wi-Fi, free coffee and easy access to the Gautrain station, which is only a 15-minute train ride to OR Tambo International Airport.
Signature Lux by ONOMO Hotels have delivered a modern, chic, trendy, creative and eco-friendly hotel product. Christine and the Signature Lux team strive to be environmentally friendly and focus on reducing their carbon footprint. Signature Lux by ONOMO Hotel Sandton has its own water filtration plant onsite to reduce the need for harmful plastics, and reducing water consumption, all the hotel products and consumables are environmentally friendly and biodegradable.
Through our contributions to the EWT, Signature Lux by ONOMO Hotel Sandton is proud to be a part of protecting the environment for future generations.
A BRILLIANT APPROACH TO CONSERVATION
Talifhani Brilliant Mashao is a Master’s student undertaking a study with the EWT’s Wildlife and Transport Programme (WTP). Brilliant started with the WTP in 2018 and is due to graduate next year. Below he talks about how his passion for conservation began, and where he would like to be in the future.
“I grew up in a dusty but green and mountainous village called Mulima in Makhado, Limpopo. This area inspired my love of the environment and I enjoyed learning about nature from an early age. My passion for the environment stayed with me and I am currently studying for a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Environmental Sciences at the University of Venda in collaboration with the Endangered Wildlife Trust and the University of Mpumalanga. I am also a GreenMatter Fellow and supported by Trans African Concessions (TRAC N4).
Tourism is one of South Africa’s biggest revenue earners, with almost two million people visiting the Kruger National Park each year. Clearly, with this number of visitors, traffic volumes will increase in the park, with the outcome often impacting negatively upon wildlife. In my study, I am focusing on one of these negative impacts, namely wildlife-vehicle collisions, more commonly known as roadkill. Despite numerous reports on social media about roadkill incidents in protected areas, very little has been done, to date, to quantify the extent of the problem. My two-year study will undertake a spatial and temporal assessment of roadkill in the southern section of the Kruger National Park, on both paved and unpaved roads. For each roadkill detected, factors such as, the surrounding habitat and proximity to a water source will be recorded as well as traffic volumes and vehicle speeds on the study roads. These data will provide us with an understanding of where roadkill is most likely to happen – effectively producing a predictive map of roadkill occurrence. This ‘Roadkill Risk Map’. can then be applied to other protected areas, not only assisting in identifying roadkill hotspot areas, but ultimately producing a cost-and time effect model of roadkill predictions.
Once we have predicted roadkill occurrence, we can then determine what is the most appropriate roadkill-reduction measure to apply, resulting in a reduction of roadkill incidences in protected areas and protecting biodiversity.
I believe that one of my most important roles, not only for this study, but for the future of conservation, is to engage with visitors to parks as well as the communities adjacent to protected areas; more awareness needs to be raised about the impacts of reckless driving on wildlife, particularly when speeding, and seek implementation of effective solutions to minimise these negative impacts.
One of my proudest moments with the EWT, was receiving the Conservation Achiever Award. This is presented each month, and I felt incredibly honoured when Yolan Friedmann, the CEO of the EWT presented me with the award; it really is great to see our work as students being recognised. Working with the EWT has inspired me to continue in the conservation industry and I would, one day, like to see myself as a director of one of the conservation bodies in South Africa.
I am incredibly grateful for the opportunities and support provided me by my supervisors at the University of Venda, University of Mpumalanga and the EWT, as well as the logistical support provided by South African National Parks (SANParks – Kruger National Park). None of my research would have been possible without the financial support provided by TRAC N4, National Research Foundation (NRF) and GreenMatter.
GOING THE EXTRA MILE
Frank Jackson, EWT Business Development Officer
FrankJ@ewt.org.za
On 21 September, the More Community Trust hosted the Extra Mile, the trail run with heart, sponsored by Investec Rhino Lifeline. This incredible event was conceptualised in 2018 to raise awareness of communities’ needs for basic services as well as the importance of conservation, and has grown in 2019 to an event with purpose, joining people from all walks of life and connecting communities and conservation meaningfully.
The 2019 event consisted of four sub-events: a community education day and trail run pre-registration on 20 September and the trail run and fundraising dinner on 21 September. Investec Rhino Lifeline covered all costs, enabling all the fundraising to go to the beneficiaries of the event: More Community Trust’s Rural Water Project, Good Work Foundation’s Huntington Digital Learning Campus and the EWT’s Wild Dog Project.
The day was a huge success, with runners joining from all corners of South Africa to partake in a gruelling 10 km and 21 km trail run through Sabi Sands’ neighbouring rural villages and the area’s natural rangelands. Runners crossed the finish line to the motivating voice of our MC Warrior Ric. The day ended on the banks of the Sabie River, at Protea Hotel Paul Kruger Gate for our fundraising dinner and auction, under the stars with the hippos and frogs filling in as musicians.
DOWN TO EARTH
Esther Matthew, Specialist Conservation Officer, EWT Drylands Conservation Programme
EstherM@ewt.org.za
The EWT’s Drylands Conservation Programme hosted a Google Earth Pro training course at the Loxton e-learning centre, for our AgriSETA learners and two Agricultural Advisors from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development working in our area. The AgriSETA students are completing their National Certificates in Animal Production through AgriSETA and facilitated by the EWT, while the International Agricultural Academy for Africa is the training implementer. The students are all part of farming families in Loxton; as such they are important entry points for access to technological literacy for these families. We referred one of the farmers back to his daughter, on the same day, when he arrived to collect her and asked us to help map his agricultural plots – we are pleased to report the impact was immediate!
This initiative forms part of the EWT’s Karoo Forever, sustainable land management, project and is funded by the Global Environment Facility through the Department of Environmental Affairs and the United Nations Development Programme.
LEAVING A LEGACY
The EWT relies on bequests both large and small to ensure that we continue fulfilling our vision of a healthy planet and an equitable world that values and sustains the diversity of all life. None of us can avoid the need to have an up-to-date will, ensuring that our last wishes are carried out and our legacy is continued in the way that we would choose. Including a bequest to an organisation like the EWT that you have supported in your lifetime, or that you would have liked to support, is a way to bring meaning and purpose to a life well-lived, and know that you have left the legacy of a better planet for future generations. We assure you that your legacy will make a lasting impact to the benefit of all who inhabit our beautiful country.
Your bequest will help us to…
- Empower communities to live and work in harmony with nature
- Increase safe space for Cheetahs and Wild Dogs in South Africa and beyond
- Conserve grasslands and wetlands to secure our critical water sources
- Ensure our iconic raptors remain in the skies
- Raise awareness and create connections between young people and their natural environment through our schools programmes, developing the guardians of the future
… and so much more!
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FROGGING FUN
Dr Jeanne Tarrant, Programme Manager, EWT Threatened Amphibian Programme
JeanneT@ewt.org.za
Each year, for the past three years, Jeanne Tarrant, manager of our Threatened Amphibian Programme, has participated in the Roselands Trust’s Butterfly Project at Roselands Outdoor Centre, in Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal. The Centre hosts school groups throughout the year for outings on environmental learning and team building. During the September holidays this year, 40 youth from some of the most impoverished local schools were invited to Roselands for an intensive 5-day experiential learning programme on environmental awareness. Roselands is also special as it is a Stewardship site, i.e. a declared protected area, while still being on a working farm, and it hosts several threatened species including the Endangered Mistbelt Chirping Frog and increasingly rare Blue Swallow.
Jeanne joined the Butterfly Project group on 25 September and took them “frogging” in the catchment area close to the Centre, as well as ran through our basic “Frogs in the Classroom” junior school learning programme. This exercise is crucial in reducing fears about frogs, as many of the children are terrified of frogs. Through some hands-on observation of live tadpoles and frogs, and discussion about some of the myths associated with them, such as that frogs shoot lightning from their mouths; frogs stick to your skin if you touch them; frogs are poisonous and frogs are curses. It is great to see how after engaging with the learners the fear of frogs is visibly reduced. Listening to frog calls is one of the best ways to identify them, and in the evening Jeanne and the children spent some time listening to calls. This teaches the children to really listen for different sounds in nature – sometimes very different to what we imagine, for example, many frogs sound like birds or insects. We even managed to fit in some star gazing – a wonderful opportunity to absorb the tranquil atmosphere of this setting.
This work is made possible by Rand Merchant Bank.
OUR PACK IS ON THE MOVE! AND THIS TIME, WE ARE DENNING FOR GOOD
Yolan Friedmann, EWT CEO
YolanF@ewt.org.zaThe EWT has, for over 47 years, been a champion of conservation in southern Africa, putting a wide diversity of threatened species on the road to a secure future. Our work to successfully address human-wildlife conflict, developmental impacts, habitat loss, over-utilisation, and inadequate enforcement of our robust legal framework, has seen a number of species recover from their perilous fates and begin their journey towards a sustainable, albeit a conservation-dependant future. Our innovative spirit, based on generating new ideas and conceptualising ground-breaking solutions, and developing inclusive partnerships for collaborative thinking, supports the possibility of a sustainable future for the wildlife and communities we serve.
With a focus firmly on the future, and to ensure that the EWT remains a strong and impactful conservation force forever, we have long since recognised the need to secure our own foundation, but by achieving this ‘the EWT way’, that encompasses innovative, collaborative and future-ready thinking. The EWT has now taken a giant step towards protecting our own forever.
The Wild Dog pack chooses its den wisely. The best dens offer the pack – and their pups, their future leaders – a safe home, with good access to resources, security from major threats, and ease of access for pack members. A safe haven in which the future of the pack can be nurtured and developed, and where the best of the species will not only survive, but will grow and thrive.
After a long search, the EWT has found its den and will soon be relocating to our forever home in Glen Austin, Midrand. Nestled in the middle of Johannesburg’s bustling development circle, the EWT’s den offers more than 6 hectares of prime under-developed property encompassing a protected wetland and Highveld grass cover. With close proximity to all major highways and byways, the EWT’s new home is also within easy cycling distance from the Gautrain station. Set midway between Pretoria and Johannesburg, it is quite extraordinary that the EWT was able to find a 15-acre site that is not only perfect for our own dream, but also worthy of conservation in itself. The site forms part of a critical waterway connecting a series of wetlands and streams in the Glen Austin area, a suburb renowned for its high diversity of wildlife, and in particular, the rare Giant Bullfrog. Despite increasing urbanisation, this area still offers refuge to Cape Clawless Otters, Grey Herons, and even an occasional African Python.
The EWT has achieved great gains for the conservation of several threatened species and their habitats, over many years, with the support and teamwork of our great partners. With their eyes also firmly set on the future and how we will protect forever together, the Hans Hoheisen Charitable Trust, and Rand Merchant Bank have helped to secure the EWT’s future by investing in the dream of developing a Wildlife Campus in the City. Our dream is to create much more than a den for only the EWT and, in time, the true scale of our vision will be revealed.
Our future is bright and we look forward to embarking on an ambitious project that will revolutionise the way in which the EWT operates as an entity, interacts with our stakeholders, shares resources, educates and informs all people, builds capacity, initiates enterprises, embraces new partnerships, and showcases the marvels of our natural world.
Our pack is on the move and, by the end of 2019, the EWT will be setting up home for the last time. A home that offers refuge, sanctuary, and safety for wildlife and wildlife lovers far and wide, and which will catalyse life-changing moments for decades to come.
From 2020 onwards, please note our new contact information:
Physical address: 27 and 28 Austin Road, Glen Austin AH, Midrand, 1685
Phone: 011 372 3600
Several other partners have contributed significantly to making this dream a reality including Standard Bank, SpeedSpace, Wiggett Architects, Ryobi, Duram Paints and The Meter Man. We are immensely grateful to all those who share our vision and to those who will soon join us in this journey.
HABITAT STUDY HELPS SOLVE THE PUZZLE
Bonnie Schumann, Nama Karoo Coordinator, EWT Drylands Conservation Programme
BonnieS@ewt.org.za
The EWT’s Drylands Conservation Programme recently joined forces with Dr Sue Milton, Karoo ecologist and botanist, to characterise Riverine Rabbit habitat in the Succulent Karoo and Renosterveld. Our aim is to understand the exact habitat requirements of Riverine Rabbits in the southern- and eastern populations.
Most of the past work done on Riverine Rabbit ecology and habitat was carried out in the northern population of rabbits, which were first described and documented in the Nama Karoo in 1901. This region has been the focus of much of the research and conservation efforts to date. As such we have a pretty good understanding of rabbit behaviour and habitat requirements here. Our understanding of the southern population, in the Succulent Karoo, is less comprehensive. This is due to the fact that Riverine Rabbits were only discovered in the Succulent Karoo in 2003. Incredibly, a third eastern population remained undetected in the western Baviaanskloof area until 2018. To understand these populations better, camera trap surveys were carried out near Touwsriver and in the Baviaanskloof, yielding excellent results in terms of detecting Riverine Rabbits.
We revisited these locations in in September (spring) to describe the plant communities in the vicinity of the cameras where rabbits were detected. Plant species, the height and cover of the vegetation were recorded, as well as other factors such as slope aspect, soil type and depth and distance to nearest riparian areas. The results of this work will narrow down future search areas and assist us to identify corridors between known populations. Understanding what ideal habitat looks like will also inform how best to manage known distribution areas to maintain existing populations.
Many thanks to Dr Sue Milton (RenuKaroo) and Liesl Eichenber (Ecologist on Sanbona Nature Reserve), for their assistance and helping to complete the Riverine Rabbit puzzle.
The work was made possible with funding from Rand Merchant Bank and the Zoological Society for the Conservation of Species and Populations (ZGAP).
EXPANDING OUR CONSERVATION FOOTPRINT IN THE SOUTPANSBERG
Belinda Glenn, EWT Marketing and Communications Manager
BelindaG@ewt.org.za
A little over a year and a half after our purchase of the Medike Nature Reserve, the EWT has acquired an additional 1,335 ha of critically important habitat in the Soutpansberg Mountains. This brings the area under EWT conservation management to around 2,800 ha. This recent acquisition borders the Medike Nature Reserve, which was acquired in 2018, a wonderful feat made possible by the generous support of Rainforest Trust (USA), the Roberts family (Australia), and James Douglas Wilson (Bahamas).
The Soutpansberg Mountains within the Limpopo Province are South Africa’s most northern mountain range and are home to thousands of species of insects, plants, birds and mammals that are found nowhere else on earth. With less than two percent of this area being formally conserved, the EWT has identified this region as being in urgent need of protection due to the high presence of threatened species, its extraordinary variety of important habitat types, its crucial role in water production, and its value as a centre of cultural heritage for many communities.
The initial purchase of the Medike Nature Reserve only the first step in a long-term project to realise the dream of establishing the Soutpansberg Protected Area, which will ultimately span in excess of 23,000 ha. Not only does the newly acquired property protect a variety of unique vegetation types such as the extremely rare Northern Mistbelt Forest, the endemic Soutpansberg Summit Sourveld, and Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld, of which only 3.6% was previously protected, it also forms a critical link between the EWT’s Medike Nature Reserve and the existing Happy Rest Provincial Nature Reserve.
Purchasing this high-altitude property adjacent to our Medike Nature Reserve in the Sand River gorge is also an excellent example of a climate response corridor with altitudinal variation. As systems warm, it is expected that ecological niches will shift upwards in altitude and by protecting areas from valley bottoms through to hilltops it is commonly understood that this creates adaptation potential for a large number of species.
The EWT aims to safeguard the future of hundreds of threatened species through our local conservation activities, which will protect the unique biodiversity and landscapes, and support the development of sustainable livelihoods in the western Soutpansberg Mountains. We are achieving this through the establishment of a formal protected area corridor for the entire western Soutpansberg, while at the same time strategically addressing threats to species and their habitats across the region, through actions such as the control of invasive alien plant species from the mountain’s catchments and the deployment of our anti-poaching units in poaching hotspots, as well as securing critical cultural heritage and sacred sites for local Venda people
The creation of a large protected area will not only mitigate wildlife threats, but will also enhance economic activities in the area, thus promoting sustainable job creation within the eco-tourism, biological research, and education sector in and around the mountain. Our vision will see the Soutpansberg mountain become not only a refuge for the protection of amazing threatened habitats and species but also a tourism centre for people to enjoy and experience for centuries to come.
EWT CEO says, “It is significant that, during Heritage Month in South Africa, this long-awaited conservation transaction was finalised. The EWT and our partners, Rainforest Trust, the Roberts Family and James Douglas Wilson, with the invaluable support of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, are creating something very special in this ancient mountainous landscape, by preserving the cultural and natural heritage of multiple communities of life, for the future. As we expand our conservation footprint in this region, the opportunities to engage local communities in sustainable, green economy enterprises that will support their livelihoods, in an area of devastating poverty and unemployment, also grows. We are excited about the potential to develop a unique conservation model that capitalises on the area’s unique biodiversity and cultural heritage to the benefit of existing and future generations and to unpack the secrets of this wondrous Garden of Eden through our ongoing discovery of new species.
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ARE NOT SAVING OUR WILDLIFE AND WILD SPACES
Dr Ian Little, EWT Senior Manager: Habitats
Ianl@ewt.org.za
Biological diversity is a difficult thing to measure at a national scale, but regardless of how it is measured, South Africa is in the top ten most biodiverse countries in the world, and could possibly even be in the top three. We are privileged therefore, as a developing country, to be in a position to conserve our remaining intact habitat and associated biodiversity. If we strategically and carefully govern our development processes, we can do so while also achieving sustainable economic growth, development and natural capital/heritage. with associated tourism value. The conservation of our natural heritage, and prevention of loss of priority biodiversity and ecosystem assets, are regulated by the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA 107 of 1998), the National Environmental Management: Biodiveristy Act (NEMBA 10 of 2004) and more specifically by the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations (4 of 2014).
These regulations have proven to be ineffective in a number of ways, allowing for the loss and degradation of priority, threatened habitats. The flaws are numerous and include a lack of objectivity in terms of the process, predominately due to the fact that Environmental Assessment Practitioners (EAPs) are paid directly by developers and, until recently, have not been subject to much external evaluation; a lack of sufficient peer review of specialist reports; a lack of transparency in terms of specialist selection and report inclusion; a lack of account for cumulative impacts; inefficiency in the system where small localised applications are subjected to the same prolonged application process as large extensive ones; and, of course, ever present corruption and collusion.
The flaws in the current legislation and EIA process have likely resulted in significant and irreversible damage to our natural heritage. To address this, we have established a task team of voluntary participants who bring together a diverse and powerful set of legislative and conservation skills and, through collaborative effort and the cumulative influence of multiple organisations and stakeholders, we aim to generate a groundswell towards affecting change.
Sadly, this is the situation in most countries around the world and for a change South Africa is not an exception to the rule. In a recent article by two Australian scientists, William Laurence and David Salt wrote the following: “A tsunami of development projects is sweeping across the planet. It’s in the form of new roads, dams, mines, housing estates, and other infrastructure projects. The governments enabling these projects tell us not to worry: although the details vary from country to country, nearly all sizable projects must undergo an environmental impact assessment (EIA) to ensure no lasting harm. But the sad fact is, those assessments are increasingly not worth the paper they’re printed on. The EIA is the frontline of environmental protection in most countries. It’s a legal requirement placed on a developer to measure the impact on nature of their proposed development. If that impact includes anything the government has pledged to protect, such as a threatened species, then the development may be halted or redesigned to avoid the impact. Or that’s the idea, anyway. The only problem is that the EIAs are rarely stopping bad projects. All around the world we see a growing catalog of cases where EIAs are giving green lights to developments that should never see the light of day — projects that are destroying irreplaceable habitat or threatening the last representatives of endangered species.” They go on to describe the reasons why global EIAs are ineffective, which are essentially the same reasons that ours are failing and describe where this is going to leave the planet in the not too distant future. A scary prospect given that the one thing humans will always rely on for survival is natural resources like clean water and air. Never-the-less, the sad fact is that our wildlife and amazing natural heritage is taking a back seat to greedy development goals. For more on this article see https://ensia.com/voices/environmental-impact-assessment/.
The key to preventing irreversible damage to critical habitat and threatened species is making sure that we have enough information to guide site selection for responsible development. South Africa is advanced (one of the best in the world) in terms of our biodiversity data but we still have significant data gaps, especially for the Critically Endangered and naturally scarce species that by nature are difficult to find. In order to address this data challenge, we are driving a strategic species distribution modelling process over the next three years which will develop detailed predictive maps for all threatened and endemic (specific to South Africa) birds and animals in South Africa.
These strategic predictive maps will inform the early stages of site assessments in the EIA process by predicting the expected presence of all the sensitive species for which development applications will have the most detrimental impacts. This will guide not only early stage rejections, but also inform the selection of specialists for in-depth EIA assessments. It will allow end-users (e.g. landowners, developers, EIA consultants, conservationists and specialists) to retrieve a list of all the species predicted to occur at a proposed development site, with an emphasis on sensitive species that would normally trigger an EIA. This would form the basis of more robust scoping reports and effectively reduce the time, costs and effort committed to these assessments, whilst dramatically increasing the potential to flag sensitive species in a proposed development area.
Once trialled, our strategic predictive map will be incorporated into the national land-use screening tool (developed by the Department of Environmental Affairs, now the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries). This tool was gazetted in July 2019 and will be a compulsory part of EIA processes from 4 October 2019. Linked to this all Environmental Assessment practitioners must apply to be registered with the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA) by 8 October 2019 and will not be allowed to practice if not registered by 8 February 2020. These are important steps towards regulating the EIA process.
The successful implementation of our collaborative project, generously supported by Rand Merchant Bank’s trailblazer grant, will hopefully lead to a systematic change in the functioning and efficiency of EIAs to protect sensitive species and priority habitat, with benefits to our natural heritage, the ecosystem services these provide, and the processes that govern its development. We are at the tipping point of our development agenda and it is urgent that we ensure that permanent damage to our globally significant natural heritage prevented now before we regret it forever. Ultimately the power lies in the hands of our (and the world’s) politicians. We, civil society, have the cumulative voice to drive political decisions and given that politicians generally only think in four-year cycles, we urge the public to get behind this important initiative now.
For more information contact:
Dr Ian Little (EIAs) – ianl@ewt.org.za
Dr Dominic Henry (Distribution modelling) – dominich@ewt.org.za
