Conservation in the Upper Goukou River Catchment Area – Restoration and Biodiversity Management in the Broomvlei Wetland

Conservation in the Upper Goukou River Catchment Area – Restoration and Biodiversity Management in the Broomvlei Wetland

Nelisiwe Khusi 1, Rita Liebenberg 1, Dr Donovan Kotze 2 1 Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR),2 Barry Street, Riversdale, 6670, Western Cape2 Centre for Water Resources Research, University of KwaZulu-Natal 1. Broomvlei Wetland Overview The Broomvlei wetland,...

Shark Awareness Day

Shark Awareness Day

By Erin Martin, GCBR Intern Every year, on the 14th of July, Shark awareness day is celebrated to raise awareness and to educate the public on the importance of sharks in our marine ecosystems. On this day GCBRs Leila Moosajee and Erin Martin; together with MAB Youth...

A new adventure with Mont Blanc Nursery

A new adventure with Mont Blanc Nursery

Mont Blanc Flora is a picturesque fynbos farm, located in the mountainous countryside of Riversdale in the Western Cape. The property has been in the Geldenhuys-family since the 1970’s where they originally farmed with cattle, sheep and grain. When the next generation...

Kamma Wetlands Stink Bean Eradication

Kamma Wetlands Stink Bean Eradication

In the later half of August 2020, the Jobs for Carbon and Land Care teams, comprising 22 members, took up the challenge of eradicating Stink Beans in the Kamma River in Bonniedale. They met up with Donovan Kotze, who was representing the Gouritz Ecological Corridors...

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