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...
By Nelisiwe Khusi | Photos by Johnson Jackob Ndaba, Zanzibar, Tanzania My journey with the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR) began as an intern, where I was introduced to the diverse and dynamic world of nature conservation and restoration work. Throughout my...
Nature enthusiasts and citizen scientists, mark your calendars! From 25 to 28 April 2025, the Garden Route and Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve Region will participate in the 10th annual City Nature Challenge (CNC), a global event uniting cities worldwide to document...
By Erin Martin On the 4th of March, a community clean-up event was organised in Eike Street in Heidelberg by the GCBR and Hessequa Municipality in collaboration with Cape Nature. The (Community Work Programme) CWP workers from Heidelberg and Riversdale gave a huge...
By Simthandile Ponti GCBR extension officers Wilhelm de Beer, Jolandie Buck, and Simthandile Ponti attended a Regenerative Agriculture course hosted by Van Wyk Pretorius at Favour Farm in George. The course was facilitated by Richard Perkins, a regenerative farmer...
By Purnille Albertyn Why Every Piece of Trash Matters: The Impact of Beach Clean-Ups. Join the Movement! The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR) MAB-Youth and Hessequa Municipality collaborated on a beach clean-up in Still Bay at Preekstoel Beach. Six youth...