29 June 2016 Municipalities have an increasingly significant role to play in biodiversity conservation as part of their mandate to […]
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SANBI convenes successful parallel sessions at GSSA Congress
The Grasslands Programme may have successfully closed but the legacy lives on. This Programme has catalysed the reconfiguration of the […]
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KwaZulu-Natal NBG celebrates Mandela Day
In commemoration of Mandela day, SANBI’s KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden (KZN NBG) staff visited Imbubu Primary School in Sweetwaters village. […]
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Renosterveld remnants of the Swartland
The exact boundaries of the Swartland differ depending on the map being used, but the Swartland Municipality extends from the […]
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Removal of aliens frees up water in Knysna River
South African National Parks (SANParks) and the Knysna Marine Rangers are working together to clear alien invasive plants bordering the […]
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New amphibious wheelchairs makes South African Blue Flag beaches universally accessible
The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA), with funding from the Ford Motor Company Fund, has donated amphibious […]
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Hunters come to the rescue of rare zebra in parched reserve
The Cape’s water crisis is inconvenient for humans‚ but for wild animals it is potentially lethal. CapeNature released a statement […]
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Fynbos-monitoring tool beats a trail for fire-prone areas
A South African-led team has won a United Nations (UN) conservation award for its near-real time monitoring of the Cape’s […]
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From the nursery to the riverbed: tackling climate change along the Breede River
Wine farmers in the Cape Winelands District around the town of Worcester regard 2017 as one of the driest growing […]
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Ford Wildlife Foundation supports Wessa programme
The Ford Wildlife Foundation (FWF) recently handed over a new Ford Ranger to the Wildlife and Environment Society of South […]
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Creating a common vision for the Upper Breede Valley
Landscape initiatives operate across the Western Cape of South Africa. But, because they differ in structure along the lines that […]
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Why we must protect South Africa’s water source areas now
South Africa faces a deep water crisis. Although the current drought has impacted the entire country, the situation in the […]
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The Upper Breede: a ‘microcosm’ of what can be achieved
It’s not only the environment that benefits when farmers take ownership of their natural resources. Agricultural landscapes also improve which, […]
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The IUCN Red List explained
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List is a comprehensive inventory which sets criteria to evaluate the […]
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The ‘aunty’ who became a leader in clearing invasive plant species
Landowners farming along the banks of the Breede River know all about the threats created by invasive alien plants. For […]
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