SA KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS Photo Credit: Scott Ramsay While global conservation action has increased over the past decades, the pressures on biodiversity have also increased resulting in a continued loss and degradation of biodiversity. It is therefore paramount that conservation action is focused in the most
Conservation collaboration in the Overberg Credit Justin de Klerk photography Spanning 1,2 million hectares, the Western Cape’s Overberg is home to the Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative (ABI), which involves private landowners and farmers partnering with government and non-profit organisations in a multisector conservation
Wild Honeybush as a driver for holistic fynbos veld management Photo Credit: Green Trust Honeybush grows in the Langkloof Valley, between the Tsitsikamma and Kouga Mountains in the Eastern Cape. It is harvested to make a refreshing tea that is rich in
SA citizens benefit from biodiversity tax break Photo Credit: Candice Stevens South Africa achieved a world-first in 2016 with the introduction of a biodiversity tax incentive for private landowners, including communities, who have their land officially declared as a nature reserve in
Farming the Wild Photo Credit: Kelvin Truatman. Left to right reserve rangers Bhotsotso, Charles Myeni, Nqobile Myeni and Muzi Igniting new ways for people and nature to thrive After 10 years of hard work by the KwaZulu-Natal-based Wildlands (a programme of the
Harvesting fynbos for sustainable communities and ecosystems Photo Credit: Flower Valley Trust images by Kobus Tollig Background Fynbos is the collective name given to the shrub-like vegetation found in the south-western and southern Cape of South Africa. Fynbos is a major component of
Biodiversity Stewardship Fiscal Benefits Project Photo Credit: Enkangala Grassland Vista by Heather Dugmore Background Biodiversity stewardship is a novel and key means to formally protect biodiversity found on privately owned land and is part of the national response to secure the future
Sustainable Stewardship with Small-scale Farmers in the Suid Bokkeveld Project Photo Credit: Indigo Development and Change Background The Suid Bokkeveld in the Northern Cape has extreme temperatures that range from over 40 degrees in the summer to below zero in the winter. The
Highland Grassland Project Photo Credit: Martin Harvey Background The aim of the Highland Grassland Project is to improve the conservation status of sensitive and threatened grassland habitat in the Mesic Highveld grassland region of South Africa. Conservation efforts are focused on securing
Catalysing the expansion of formal protected areas in Gauteng: Gauteng Biodiversity Stewardship Programme Photo Credit: Emily Taylor Background The loss of natural habitat is one of the most significant threats to the continued existence of South Africa's incredible plants and animals. Although the
