By GCBR Environmental Education Intern, Erin Martin Through the incredible support from the Garden Route District Municipality’s Green Schools Programme, GCBR’s Environmental Education team rolled out 32 recycling bins, two compost bins and two worm farms to selected...
By Erin Martin – GCBR Intern On 23 March, GCBR members Marinda, Purnille, and Erin spent a day at Zebra Kiddies Crèche in celebration of World Planting Day. This day was a joyful and meaningful experience for both the team and the children. The group worked together...
By Erin Martin – GCBR Intern On 18 March, GCBR team members Marinda, Purnille, and Erin, together with MAB Youth member Faith, visited Molenrivier Primary School to celebrate Global Recycling Day. The visit was filled with energy and purpose as they spent time with 80...
By Claude Schippers & Jolandie Buck Driving along the farm roads between Brandwacht and Grootbrak, you begin to notice something unusual climbing the slopes. At first glance, it looks striking, large, sprawling succulents draped over shrubs and trees. But look...
By Claude Schippers, Jolandie Buck & Dr Wilhelm De Beer Driving down some of the dusty back roads of the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve, with landowners and conservancy members who know this landscape intimately, we looked out over the valleys. A notable break...
By Simthandile Ponti, Smallholder Farmer Programme Manager Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is a severe, highly contagious viral disease of cloven-hoofed ruminants that is a persistent and severe challenge for South Africa’s livestock industry. While it does not pose a...
By Antonnet Botha Citizen science is built on a simple but powerful idea: that everyday people, guided by curiosity and care, can contribute meaningfully to scientific knowledge. It happens when hikers pause to photograph a flower, when a farmer notices an unfamiliar...
By Erin Martin Planting a Vision What started as a garden project soon revealed a much deeper need at Goedgegun Primary School. When we first visited the school in February 2025, they had already been without running water for months. GCBR stepped in to assist,...
By Antonnet Botha Nature is everywhere around us, in our gardens, along rivers, on hiking trails, and even in the cracks of pavements. Yet so much of this everyday biodiversity goes unnoticed. Around the world, communities are beginning to change that by using...
By: Purnille Albertyn On the 17th and 18th of October, the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR) team Jolandie Buck (Extension Officer), Nelisiwe Khusi (Hydrologist), Claude Schippers (Extension Officer), and Purnille Albertyn (Intern) went to Groenfontein...