Across South Africa, conservancies bring landowners, residents and other local stakeholders together voluntarily to care for the natural environment within a defined area. Their activities vary according to local needs and capacity but may include protecting...
By Erin Martins – GCBR Intern Greening our early childhood spaces is about more than just making them pretty. It’s about creating safe, living classrooms where kids can connect with nature from day one. Transforming the Grounds GCBR’s Environmental Awareness team was...
A Community That Showed Up On 18 July, in honour of Mandela Day, the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve joined hands with the St. Luke’s Green Anglicans Movement, Hessequa Municipality, and the Traffic Department for a community clean-up in Albertinia. The initiative...
From 7 to 9 July, the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve collaborated with Magpie Art Collective from Barrydale to host a 3-day upcycling workshop aimed at inspiring creativity and environmental awareness among local youth. Creativity Meets Recycling...
By Nelisiwe Khusi and Simthandile Ponti We recently visited several backyard garden farmers in Slangrivier and Riversdale who have benefited from our Smallholder Farmers Programme. Through this programme, backyard vegetable garden farmers have received support with...
By Erin Martin, GCBR Environmental Education Intern On 14 May, the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR), represented by Marinda van As and Erin Martin, hosted an educational excursion for the Grade 5 learners from Melkhoutfontein Primary School in Still Bay. The...
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...
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...
By Ashanti Erasmus - GCBR MAB Youth Member The One Campus, One Garden initiative is a project led by the South African Public Colleges Organisation in partnership with AgriSETA and Agric Africa Development. It focuses on establishing sustainable food gardens across...
by Leila Moosajee, GCBR Youth Coordinator Fire doesn’t wait for perfect conditions. That’s why practical, accredited training matters. On 20 and 21 April 2026, we spent two days getting our hands dirty and our minds sharp at a Basic Veld and Forest Fire Fighting...