JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE Vodacom Group and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) South Africa are strengthening a partnership to restore and conserve healthy oceans as well as ensure the sustainable production and consumption of seafood.
In addition, the project aims to build more resilient oceans and improve conservation through the gamification of the South African Sustainable Seafood Initiative’s (WWF-SASSI) educational resources, launch of an app that assists learners and in-training chefs identify sustainable sources of seafood and the provision of devices and data to enhance communication between WWF-SASSI chefs, volunteers and ambassadors.
Takalani Netshitenzhe, Chief Officer for External Affairs at Vodacom SA, said due to overfishing, illegal and unregulated fisheries and the impact of climate change and pollution, oceans were in peril with many species completely depleted.