WHAT WE DO TO CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY
We undertake various activities that seek to conserve biodiversity. These range from education to eco-audits and anti-poaching support.
We also offer opportunities for volunteers. Those who have completed matric can spend a meaningful gap year focused on nature through Verity Nature. Other volunteers who would also like to use their skills to help us achieve our objectives may contact us.
ACTIVITIES
CONDUCT ECO-AUDITS
We offer to review and monitor critical operational areas for residences, businesses, farms and wildlife reserves. The aim is to identify, consult and remediate environmental resource misuse and consult on best use practices. This is done by an affiliated expert.
Many farms do not have the capital to invest in these types of audits. This activity employs people and sponsors land owners with this type of service. The outcome conserves and increases biodiversity.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Funds are used to initiate environmental education projects in both underprivileged and affluent communities.
As nature conservation needs to be incorporated with development, we educate people on how to initiate community nature conservation / active citizenry projects in their communities.
While this protects and increases biodiversity, we also create environmental awareness and champion conservation projects.
ANTI-POACHING ACTIVITIES
We place strategic teams in communities or areas where wildlife poaching is rife.
Volunteers patrol, monitor or police hot-spot poaching areas and a team is established in communities near these areas.
Community development projects are then launched to offer alternative means to poachers and would-be poachers. An information channel / hub is also set in place.
PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
All conservation endeavours are pointless if we are not eternally minded. The Father of eternity and our salvation is communicated through the atonement of Jesus Christ the living God. How can we conserve nature and the finite if we neglect the infinite? First establish the infinite and then the finite will flow automatically. We reach people with the gospel of Jesus Christ, as well as plant or aid churches.
SHORT COURSES FOR BUSINESSES
We offer short courses in ecological sustainability in the workplace. These equip individuals to become representatives for ecological sustainability in their businesses. They can then ensure their business is environmentally and ethically orientated.
If each business manages and mitigates its ecological footprint, biodiversity is preserved and increased.
We are currently obtaining course accreditation in partnership with Centurion Academy.
OUTREACH PROJECTS
We consult, initiate, liaise, manage and monitor environmental education and community outreach projects for farms, wildlife reserves and businesses. For example, if a farmer wants to reach out to a local community with betterment initiatives, we can either assist or take full control of such endeavours.
VOLUNTEER PROGRAMMES
Join the mission of Verity Nature. We continuously require the selfless assistance of volunteers who can help in community projects, ecological monitoring, counselling, youth support, professional expertise and more.
This is a great opportunity if you want to take a hiatus or gap year, or can give your extra time to help those in need while doing your part in preserving biodiversity.
CAPACITY BUILDING IN COMMUNITIES
We develop, maintain and offer short courses and workshops on environmental conservation for community representatives and management, targeted and interested community parties and community affiliated support groups.