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...
By Jolandie Buck The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve has been conducting camera trap surveys on Kanon Private Nature Reserve (KPNR) for the past year, offering exciting insights into the secretive wildlife that inhabits this coastal landscape. While visitors to the...
By Jolandie Buck Candelabra lilies Kanon Private Nature Reserve (KPNR), located just east of Gouritzmond, is home to an extraordinary diversity of plant life, with more than 230 recorded species thriving across its landscape. According to the South African National...
By Erin Martin On 28 July, our Environmental Awareness team, Marinda and Erin, led an outreach at Panorama Primary School, with the support of a MAB Youth Member. The day was dedicated to inspiring young minds to appreciate the environment through greening their...
By Erin Martin As part of my Internship at GCBR I have been allocated R20,000 to plan and implement my own project. The purpose of this initiative is to develop and practice, project management skills and to contribute to the organisation’s broader goals. With a...
By Erin Martin, GCBR Intern Community Coming Together for a Common Goal On 4 September, the GCBR Environmental Awareness team, Marinda and Erin, joined a community clean-up organised by the Albertinia Green Anglicans, in collaboration with GCBR and Hessequa...
The Inheems 2025 Art Festival took at the Riversdale Civic Centre on the 5th and 6th of September, transforming the venue into a hub of youth, culture, art and conservation. The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR) and Hessequa Libraries organised the third annual...