Youth4MPA

Youth4MPAs supported by WILDTRUST, is proud to announce they were nominated and awarded a Mail & Guardian Greening the Future Award 2024 in the category of Water and Oceans. This recognition celebrates their efforts in advocating for the expansion of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and their dedication during this year’s MPA Day. Asandiswa Nonyukela, Kwanele…

From dives to clean-ups, lessons to walks, presentations to scientific research, webinars to virtual tours, games to swims – thousands of people had the opportunity this year to explore and enjoy and importantly learn about protecting the ocean. MPAs will work with community support, and by growing the MPA Day community we are building support…

Youth4MPAs (Marine Protected Areas), in collaboration with Justice 4 Jaws and Ocean Stewards, hosted celebrations for the fourth anniversary of #MPADay in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, nestled in Northern Zululand in KZN, South Africa. The event aimed to highlight the crucial role of MPAs in conserving our ocean’s biodiversity. These conserved zones are vital for…

We had an incredible time at the Clubs and Societies Day held at UKZN Westville, where we had the chance to showcase our passion for marine conservation and introduce students to our mission.From protecting marine biodiversity to advocating for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), we’re committed to making a positive impact on our oceans. ???????? Whether…

THIS past week, CNN used its platform to shine a light on the environmental emergencies facing the planet, as Call to Earth Day was commemorated on November 3. [ Read more]

The Eastern Cape High Court has ruled that the exploration rights granted by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Affairs to Impact Africa and Shell were unlawful – putting an end to any seismic survey in the ocean off the Wild Coast. [ read more]

The Youth4MPAs with other organizations went out in numbers to participate in World Oceans day 2022. This is one of the ways to show appreciation of our oceans by making sure it is clean by all means. [ read more]

The Youth for Marine Protected Areas (Youth4MPAs) are a diverse group of young passionate ocean warriors spread across Africa, who strive to improve ocean protection, both for nature and our people. [read more]

As the countdown begins to Shell’s seismic survey off the east coast of South Africa, conservationists are up in arms and trying to beat the clock in efforts to stop Shell from following through with this operation. Read the full article here.

A sense of exclusion among coastal communities could hold back the drive to extend marine protected areas. Maxcine Kater reports on efforts to change that. Read the article here.