What does it take to care for 47 000 hectares?
What does it take to keep a conservation landscape functioning, day after day? It takes people.
What happens after the tree comes down?
Once an invasive alien tree is felled in the pristine wetlands at Africa’s southernmost tip, the story isn’t over. In fact, it’s only just beginning.
Conserving nature and knowledge in the Nuwejaars Wetlands
Long before modern conservation efforts, people living along the banks of the Nuwejaars River relied on the wetlands not just for water, but for many of its natural resources.
Island hopping for wildlife: Three patches protected
The Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area consists of vast stretches of wetlands, rivers and natural areas.
A ‘char’-ming solution to a deep-rooted challenge
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. But what do you do when you’re given hectares of invasive alien plants? Well, you make biochar. Biochar itself has exceptional properties.
Final gasp for 20-million year old fynbos fish
Freshwater fish in the Overberg are catching the attention of international conservationists – in an urgent effort to prevent these often tiny and very special fish species from going extinct.