Let’s Celebrate World Wetlands Day!

Wetlands highlight how crucial wetlands are to preserving biodiversity and preventing climate change. Wetlands around Dube TradePort’s landholdings amount to 250 hectares and feed into the tributaries of the Hlawe, Tongati, and Umdloti Rivers, these support a large number of wildlife. Globally, about 40% of all species on earth live in or breed in wetlands and act as natural sponges that catch and gradually release fast-moving surface rainwater, lowering the risk of flooding in low-lying areas, especially because South Africa is prone to both droughts and floods.