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A new cousin for Yenza
A new cousin for Yenza
The ECF is a proactive, not-for-profit public benefit organisation, strategically aligned to the eThekwini Municipality.
"The preservation of much of our natural heritage is in crisis - personified by the ongoing rhino poaching tragedy," says ECF director Kathryn Kure. "The rhino has become iconic and represents one diminishing species among many. As a Trust whose broad mission is interfacing people - projects - planet, we are aware of the need for a healthy symbiotic relationship between the country's craft community and our natural heritage. For the crafters to continue to work, there must be systems in place for the sustainability and careful monitoring of our flora and fauna. Traditional crafters typically harvest elements of natural heritage, for example wood, quills, grasses, Illala palms and reeds. The reports of international syndicates who consider our resources to be fair game to be plundered, is alarming."
The U.S. is adding their resources in various ways to the rhino campaign. Secretary Hillary Clinton is quoted as saying: "Wildlife trafficking has become more organized, more lucrative, more widespread, and more dangerous than ever before. I think many of us are here because protecting wildlife is a matter of protecting our planet's natural beauty. We see it's a stewardship responsibility for us and this generation and future generations to come. But it is also a national security issue, a public health issue, and an economic security issue that is critical to each and every country represented here."
ECF has been accepted as an associate member of Project Rhino KZN an association of like-minded organisations allowing collective co-ordination of rhino conservation interventions. The Foundation also partners with and supports the proactive Wildlands Conservation Trust.
For more information, contact Kathryn Kure at 031311 2044 / 083 252 0992 or email: Kathryn.Kure@durban.gov.za / femkathryn@gmail.com.