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The Upper Breede: a ‘microcosm’ of what can be achieved

Jul 3, 2018Sep 26, 2018

It’s not only the environment that benefits when farmers take ownership of their natural resources. Agricultural landscapes also improve which, […]

The IUCN Red List explained

Jul 3, 2018Sep 26, 2018

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List is a comprehensive inventory which sets criteria to evaluate the […]

The ‘aunty’ who became a leader in clearing invasive plant species

Jul 3, 2018Sep 26, 2018

Landowners farming along the banks of the Breede River know all about the threats created by invasive alien plants. For […]

SANBI hosts annual MaReP Forum

Jul 3, 2018Sep 26, 2018

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) successfully hosted the fourth annual Management, Research and Planning (MaReP) Forum on 23 […]

Putting rivers in the ‘front yard of the farm’

Jul 3, 2018Sep 26, 2018

How would a landowner like to see his or her river in 20 years’ time? For Rudolph Röscher of the […]

New Lüderitz port an environmental threat

Jul 3, 2018Sep 26, 2018

An environmental consulting company tasked with investigating a plan by the government to construct a new port at Lüderitz says […]

Izele: the online social network for nature

Jul 3, 2018Sep 26, 2018

Izele is a website for conservation areas and conservation groups to share news, information and maps with neighbours, visitors, supporters […]

Innovative water use at Karoo-based Aquila Private Game Reserve and Spa

Jul 3, 2018Sep 26, 2018

In solidarity with its Cape Town counterparts, Aquila Private Game Reserve and Spa has taken the current water crisis extremely […]

CREW summer school in Nieuwoudtville

Jul 3, 2018Sep 26, 2018

There is much to look forward to in a quiet town such as Nieuwoudtville when a network of SKEP partners […]

Biodiversity stewardship capacity building and training workshop a great success

Jul 3, 2018Sep 26, 2018

On 7 and 8 February 2018, the second biodiversity stewardship and capacity building training workshop was held at Kirstenbosch National […]

Getting to the root of sustainable land management in the Nama Karoo

Jul 3, 2018Sep 26, 2018

The Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Drylands Conservation Programme (EWT-DCP) recently embarked on a five-year project in partnership with the United National […]