We’re going to build a Nursery we said… What a wonderful idea...right...? Little did we know... Our very own Kezia portrays a visual journey of the development of the Goukou Rehabilitation Nursery. Kezia is the Research and Rehabilitation Co-Ordinator and Nursery...
REstoration | CommunityGouritz Ecological Corridors ProjectThe project focuses is on the enhancement of ecological functionality of the Gouritz mountain and river corridors in the Langeberg region comprising Riversdale-Herbertsdale-Ruiterbos. The project area also has...
REstoration | CommunityGouritz Resilient Rivers ProjectGoukou River Catchment, Hessequa Municipality2018 - 2025DOB Ecology, Cape Nature; Local stakeholders, Hessequa Municipality, CASIDRA, Working for WetlandsProject Objective: To reverse biodiversity loss and connect...
REstoration | Community Jobs for Carbon Vanwyksdorp, Calitzdorp2014 - 2025DOB Ecology, DEFF, WESSA, RRRG/Rhodes University (pilot phase), European Union (initial phase: 2014-2016) Project Objective To improve ecosystem health and resilience in the Little Karoo and...
EDUCATIONEnvironmental ClubsAlbertinia, Calitzdorp, Herbertsdale, Hoeko, Ladismith, Riversdale, Ruitersbos, Vanwyksdorp 2017 - 2025DOB EcologyProject Objective The Environmental Clubs is an environmental education project that establishes clubs in primary schools to...
COMMUNITYKnowledge Partnership: Vanwyksdorp Development Institute (VDI)Vanwyksdorp and the wider GCBR domain2018 - 2021Vanwyksdorp Development Institute, DOB Ecology Project Objective To co-establish the foundation for a field training and resource centre that will...
Community | EducationLocal Authorities ProjectAll municipalities in the GCBR domain2019 - 2022Local Municipalities (in the GCBR domain); DOB EcologyProject Objective To improve compliance of local authorities with their environmental responsibilities. In this project...
REstoration | CommunityWaterWise Ways Fix 'n Learn & Artificial WetlandsDe Rust, Dysselsdorp, Oudtshoorn2018 - 2021Trapsuutjies, Oudtshoorn Municipality, DOB EcologyProject Objective To increase the efficiency of water use in towns by: Facilitating behavioural...
CommunitySpekkies Enterprise DevelopmentVanwyksdorp, Mosselbay2016 - 2017Project Objective This initiative was created to supplement the Jobs for Carbon restoration project, through the wholesale selling of spekboom plants. The value-added product, “#spekkies”, were...
RESTORATIONUnlocking a Spekboom Economy in the Klein Karoo Klein Karoo2015 - 2018About the initiative: This was a capacity building project to support a semi-structured learning programme for the Jobs for Carbon management team about land restoration practices, the...