What is "wessa"

WESSA (the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa) is a South African environmental organisation which aims to initiate and support high impact environmental and conservation projects to promote public participation in caring for the Earth. WESSA is an NGO and for 90 years, it has proactively engaged with the challenges and opportunities presented by South Africa’s unique natural heritage and the social and economic systems that depend on it.

WESSA is driven by the critical focus areas which include the international eco-labels of Eco-Schools and Blue Flag, environmental education and training, the conservation of life-supporting biodiversity and water resources, climate change mitigation and adaptation, environmental governance, and the WESSA Rhino and Elephant initiatives.

Previously known as the Wildlife Society of Southern Africa and still earlier as Wild Life Protection and Conservation Society, WESSA was established in 1926, but its origins go back to the 1890s.