The Akkerendam Nature Reserve (AKNR) is 2 750 hectares in size and forms part of the water catchment area for the […]
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MEDECOS 2020 Partnerships for Global Change
The International Mediterranean Ecosystems Conference, or MEDECOS, is organised by the International Society of Mediterranean Ecology (ISOMED) which promotes research […]
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Jobs for Carbon Project
The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve’s (GCBR’s) flagship project, Jobs for Carbon (J4C), is currently in its fifth year of implementation, […]
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Goukou Resilient River Project
This pilot project, initiated in 2018, focuses on restoring the Goukou catchment system which is largely located on private land […]
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CAPE Landscape Initiatives Knowledge Exchange: What can we learn from the past to inform the future?
The Cape Action for People and the Environment (CAPE) Landscape Initiatives held a learning exchange in Arniston on 27 and […]
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Pioneering conservation easements in the Overberg
South Africa has been at the forefront of finding innovative ways to protect biodiversity rich landscapes that are privately owned. […]
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The rediscovery of the extinct Psoralea cataracta after 200 years
Brian Du Preez, a PhD candidate in Botany at the University of Cape Town (UCT), rediscovered a type of fountain […]
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Supporting a water secure Overberg
Is the Overberg’s water secure? That has been a consistent theme for the Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative (ABI) over the past […]
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South Africa’s 2018 National Biodiversity Assessment
The National Biodiversity Assessment (NBA) was released on 3 October 2019 by the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Ms […]
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A plan to rescue South Africa’s bees
A research paper by Dr Annalie Melin, who is a postdoctoral research fellow at the interdepartmental Centre for Statistics in […]
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Western Cape Agriculture embraces Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Department of Agriculture in the Western Cape is at the forefront of using technology to enhance sustainable farming, and […]
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Koup farmers capture the essence of LandCare
A group of farmers in the dry and dusty central Karoo are turning a series of farming challenges into solutions […]
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The Table Mountain Fund turns 21
The 13th of March 2019 marked 21 years of conservation success in the world’s smallest and richest floral kingdom, through […]
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GEF5 funding to combat illegal clearing of indigenous vegetation in Cape Winelands
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) has provided funding to the Western Cape provincial Department of Environmental Affairs and […]
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A Greater Cape Town Water Fund for ecological infrastructure
At the height of the water crisis, in early 2018, dam levels dropped below 20% and Cape Town prepared for […]
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