By Antonnet Botha Stepping out on a cold and rainy 27 April 2026, I joined Jolandie Buck at an outlook area along Ruiterbos Pass. Our aim? To document the biodiversity for the City Nature Challenge. Spending the morning at various points...
Inheems 2026 Teen Art Competition
It’s time to celebrate nature through creativity The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (Gouritz Biosphere) is recognised by UNESCO as a place of global ecological importance, with rich biodiversity and cultural heritage. The whole of Hessequa falls within this special...
Inheems 2026 Tiener-Kunskompetisie
Kom ons vier die natuur met kreatiwiteit! Die Gouritz Groepsbiosfeerreservaat (Gouritz Biosfeer) word deur UNESCO erken as ’n gebied van wêreldwye ekologiese belangrikheid, met ’n ryk biodiversiteit en kulturele erfenis. Die hele Hessequa vorm deel van hierdie...
Bridging Nature and Heritage: Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve and Iziko Mobile Museum Visits Ridgeview Primary
by Leila Moosajee, GCBR Youth Coordinator What happens when you combine river health, museum artefacts, and 110 curious Grade 7s? A day of hands-on learning that brought science, culture, and heritage straight to the schoolyard. Earlier this year, Ridgeview Primary...
International Bee Day: Celebrating the Remarkable Bees of the Gouritz Biosphere
By Jolandie Buck, GCBR Landscape Manager When most people think of bees, they picture a honeybee moving between flowers or the familiar bee boxes used by beekeepers. But the Western Cape is home to an extraordinary diversity of bee species, many of which most people...
Join the 2026 Garden Route City Nature Challenge
Have you ever paused on a walk and wondered about the tiny world buzzing around you? The Garden Route is teeming with fascinating plant and animal species, and the 2026 Garden Route City Nature Challenge (CNC) is your chance to spot, document, and share them with the...
CAREER OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THE GOURITZ CLUSTER BIOSPHERE RESERVE
The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR) is an action-oriented non-profit organisation founded in 2011. We drive programmes and catalyse initiatives that nurture resilience in nature and communities within the 3.2-million-hectare region that has been designated a...
From Curiosity to Contribution: Real Stories of Citizen Science from the Gouritz Region
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...
Discovering Nature Together: How iNaturalist is Connecting Communities in the Garden Route
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...
CAREER OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THE GOURITZ CLUSTER BIOSPHERE RESERVE
The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR) is an action-oriented non-profit organisation founded in 2011. We drive programmes and catalyse initiatives that nurture resilience in nature and communities within the 3.2-million-hectare region that has been designated a...