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: Purnille Albertyn and Antonnet Botha From 27 to 29 October, the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR) hosted a Brightstar Lifestyle training programme for the MAB Youth (Man and the Biosphere Programme) as well as several GCBR team members. The training was...
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...
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...
By Erin Martin Arbor Week 2025 blossomed into a celebration of growth, learning, and community, thanks to the heartfelt efforts of the GCBR’s environmental awareness team, Marinda van As and Erin Martin. Their vision and dedication brought together learners,...
By Leila Moosajee In the heart of Albertina, a group of passionate young people came together to get their hands dirty and learn how to start a vegetable garden from scratch. With ten MAB (Man and the Biosphere) Youth members from Albertina and four from Riversdale...
By Nelisiwe Khusi This past month, our restoration team invited two MAB Youth members, Noluthando Zikishe and Jasmine Moses, to join us in the field for a follow-up plant biodiversity assessment along the Vals River. The two MAB Youth members were identified by our...
Kom ons vier ’n werklik spesiale plek Het jy geweet dat as jy enige plek in die Hessequa-munisipale distrik woon of skoolgaan, jy binne ’n UNESCO Biosfeerreservaat is? Meer spesifiek is jy deel van die Gouritz Cluster Biosfeerreservaat (GCBR) – ’n plek van...
Let’s Celebrate a Truly Special Place Did you know that if you live or go to school anywhere in the Hessequa municipal district, you are in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve? More specifically, you are part of the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR) – a place of global...