SAPREC (Seabird and Penguin Rehabilitation Centre in Mossel Bay) ran a festive initiative during the 2025 festive season aimed at raising funds for the centre’s ongoing seabird and penguin rehabilitation work, while also creating awareness of the challenges...
A long-held vision has finally been realised with the creation of the 18 000 ha Karoo Gateway Conservancy in the Klaarstroom district. The Conservancy was founded by a group of local landowners and conservationists who share a deep love for nature and a passion for...
With support from the Friends of the Biosphere programme, Fransmanshoek Conservancy launched a hands-on project to remove invasive Rooikrans (Acacia cyclops) and restore the natural vegetation in a small area, to start with, in Fransmanshoek. The project aimed...
The Midbrak Conservancy implemented a three-month awareness campaign to increase understanding of its role within the UNESCO-designated Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve and the ecological significance of their area. The project...
With support from the Friends of the Biosphere programme, the Still Bay Conservation Trust Hacking Group carried out an invasive plant removal project in Still Bay, Hessequa to tackle Australian myrtle. Australian myrtle is a fast-spreading invasive shrub that...
