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Scientific Reports

Biodiversity

Biodiversity _ Warning systems_Biodiversity early warning systems_Barnard De Villiers 2012.pdf

Biodiversity conservation handbook_Road-verge vegetation management guidelines for Eden District Municipality_Milton-Dean 2011.pdf

Biodiversity modelling_Multi-species occupancy modelling of mammal and ground bird communities in rangeland in the Karoo – A case for dryland systems globally_Drouilly et al 2018.pdf

Biodiversity_Role of private conservation areas in biodiversity representation and target achievement within the Little Karoo region SA_Gallo etal 2009.pdf

Biodiversity restoration_Retention and restoration of biodiversity of the Little Karoo_Forsyth etal 2008.pdf

Biodiversity_The flora of the Bontebok National Park in regional perspective_Kraaij 2011.pdf

Conservation Restoration Landuse

Climate change _ ecosystem restoration_Links between climate change mitigation adaptation and development in land policy and ecosystem restoration projects – Lessons from SA_Favretto et al 2018-compressed

Veld productivity_Can brush cutting of Pteronia paniculata improve the composition and productivity of the veld in the Succulent Karoo SA_Saayman et al 2009.pdf

Conservation Corridors_Designing conservation corridors in production landscapes_Lombard et al 2010.pdf

Conservation planning and agriculture_Landscape fragmentation in South coast renosterveld SA – in relation to rainfall and topography_Kemper etal 2000.pdf

Farming and Ecology_Financial costs of ecologically nonsustainable farming practices in a semiarid systems_Herling etal 2009.pdf

Landuse strategies_Applying a resilience framework in the pursuit of sustainable landuse development in the Little Karoo SA_OFarrell etal 2008.pdf

Soil Erosion_Soil erosion control and veld rehabilitation guidelines_Coetzee -Stroebel_2015.pdf

Ecosystem Services

Ecosystem services_Assessment and evaluation of ecosystem services in the Succulent Karoo Biome_LeMaitre etal 2009.pdf

Fauna Ecology and Conservation

Cape Mountain Zebra_Cape mountain zebra habitat use and diet in the Bontebok National Park SA_Strauss 2015.pdf

Bird conservation_Endemic birds of the fynbos biome – a conservation assessment and impacts of climate change_Lee and Barnard 2015.pdf

Bird conservation_Endemic fynbos avifauna – comparative range declines a cause for concern_Lee and Barnard 2012.pdf

Bird ecology – protea seedeater_Aspects of the ecology and morphology of the protea seedeater Crithagra leucopterus – a little-known Fynbos endemic_Lee and Barnard 2014.pdf

Bird ecology- protea seedeater_Protea seedeater online supplement_Lee and Barnard 2014.pdf

Flora Ecology and Conservation

Bietou_ A case study of the Little Karoo endemic Berkheya cuneata_Potts et.al.2013.pdf

Honeybush

Honeybus Literature review_A review of wild plant harvesting guideline type docs and relevant literature_McGregor _ PierceCowling 2017.pdf

Honeybush ecology_The implications of fynbos ecology for Cyclopia species_McGregor 2017.pdf

Honeybush harvesting (Afr)_Veldgids tot die volhoubare oes van veld heuningbos_McGregor 2018.pdf

Honeybush harvesting (Eng)_Wild honeybush harvesting field guide_McGregor 2018.pdf

Honeybush Harvesting Policies_Review of the regulatory and policy framework relating to the harvesting of wild honeybush_DeVilliers _ McGregor 2017.pdf

Honeybush harvesting_Guidelines for the sustainable harvesting of wild honeybush_McGregor 2017.pdf

Invasion Biology (IAPs)

Invasion Biology_Confronting the wicked problem of managing biological invasions_Woodford et al 2016.pdf

Invasion Biology_Prioritising quarternary catchments for invasive alien plant control within the fynbos and Karoo biomes of the Western Cape province_Forsyth etal 2009.pdf

Mapping GIS

GCBR Original mapping data_GIS specialist services report -Gouritz Initiative_Lombard and Wolf 2004.pdf

Spekboom Carbon Sequestration Thicket

Biodiversity and spekboom_Spontaneous return of biodiversity in restored subtropical thicket – Portulacaria afra as an ecosystem engineer_vdVyver etal 2013.pdf

Carbon in ecosystems_Effects of goat pastoralism on ecosystem carbon storage in semiarid thicket Eastern Cape SA_Mills etal 2005.pdf

Carbon sequestration and spekboom_Rate of carbon sequestration at two thicket restoration sites_Mills and Cowling 2006.pdf

Restoration innovation- thicket_Prescribing innovation within a large-scale restoration programme in degraded subtropical thicket in SA_Mills 2015.pdf

Spekboom _ Carbon Economy_A learning process on spekboom based carbon economy systems and opportunities_Bolus 2016.pdf

Spekboom _ Carbon sequestration_Rate of carbon sequestration at two thicket restoration sites_Mills and Cowling 2006.pdf

Tourism

Tourism – Technical report_What attracts tourists to the Klein Karoo_Gelderblom 2006.pdf

Water

Ecological resilience and water scarcity_Social-ecological resilience in a dry environment – People and water resources in the Little Karoo_LeMaitre and OFarrell 2008.pdf

Water resource management_Water resources in the Klein Karoo – the challenge of sustainable development in a water-scarce area_LeMaitre etal 2009.pdf

Legislation

Green Papers

https://www.environment.gov.za/legislation/greenpapers

White Papers

https://www.environment.gov.za/legislation/whitepapers

Bills

https://www.environment.gov.za/legislation/bills

Acts and Regulations

https://www.environment.gov.za/legislation/actsregulations

International Agreements

https://www.environment.gov.za/legislation/international_agreements

Guidelines and Policies

https://www.environment.gov.za/legislation/guidelines

Gazetted Notices

https://www.environment.gov.za/legislation/gazetted_notices

GCBR Yearbooks

2017-2018 Yearbook

2017-2018 Yearbook

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