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“INHEEMS”: A Celebration of Indigenous Art by Hessequa High School Students

Back in May 2023, Louise Kluyts (Chair of the Hessequa Art Route) and Linda Fletcher (GCBR Sustainability Manager), were discussing the need and their respective desires to bring art and environmental awareness to high school students in the Hessequa region. Art can...

Celebrating International Biosphere Day: GCBR’s Role in Preserving Biodiversity and Sustainable Development

What is International Biosphere Day? International Biosphere Day serves as a global platform to raise awareness about the significance of biosphere reserves in safeguarding our planet's biodiversity and fostering sustainable development. It highlights the critical...

OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THE GOURITZ CLUSTER BIOSPHERE RESERVE 

 The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR) is a 3.2-million-hectare area that has been designated by UNESCO as a place of megadiversity. As an action orientated non-profit company, the GCBR is driven to protect, restore and effectively manage the ecosystems...
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Celebrating International Biosphere Day: GCBR’s Role in Preserving Biodiversity and Sustainable Development

Celebrating International Biosphere Day: GCBR’s Role in Preserving Biodiversity and Sustainable Development

What is International Biosphere Day? International Biosphere Day serves as a global platform to raise awareness about the significance of biosphere reserves in safeguarding our planet's biodiversity and fostering sustainable development. It highlights the critical...

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Pririt Batis
Pririt Batis

Pririt Batis

The Pririt Batis is found along the dry western and southern regions of South Africa. They feed on insects in semi-arid woodland. The male Pririt Batis has grey flanks whereas the male Chin-spot Batis has white flanks. Other than this difference the two look very...

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Black Harrier
Black Harrier

Black Harrier

Black Harrier is a threatened South African endemic that breeds in the fynbos of the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces in summer and in winter migrates to the grasslands of the...

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Fairy Flycatcher
Fairy Flycatcher

Fairy Flycatcher

Fairy Flycatcher is a South African endemic that breeds in the fynbos of the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces in summer and, similar to the Black Harrier, in winter migrates to the karoo and riparian vegetation along rivers on the highveld. It is one of our...