Plant poaching may be for medicinal use, the horticultural trade or any other purpose for which plant material is removed from the wild.
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Babianas of Overberg Renosterveld
The beautiful Babianas are ahead of the game, often coming into bloom in the Overberg fleetingly during the coldest late winter months, leaving behind
#ForRenosterveld: Our Overberg photo challenge
Here in the Overberg, we brought this message a little closer to home, through our #ForRenosterveld challenge. The Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust challenged Renosterveld lovers
What is Renosterveld? Shrubby grassland or grassy shrubland?
It has been suggested by several authors that Overberg Renosterveld was historically more grassy than it is today. This is backed up by multiple accounts
Renosterveld Pollinators: The Secret Life of Solitary Bees and Bee Flies
There are thought to be around 3000 bee species in Sub-Saharan Africa, of which about a third occur in South Africa. Around ten (just 0.3%!) of these species make honey and are the most well-known of the bees.
Going, going, gone: Why are the Overberg’s insect-eating mammals disappearing?
This Endangered Species Day we are going to take a closer look at the Aardvark, Aardwolf and Bat-Eared fox, three different insect-eating mammals that call Overberg Renosterveld home.
Gladiolus of Overberg Renosterveld
There are around 260 species of Gladiolus, coming from Europe, the Middle East, through tropical Africa to Namaqualand and southwards to the Cape.
Latest Renosterveld News
The world is a strange place right now. For the first time in many of our ‘living memories’, the entire globe is being impacted by something that is affecting each and every one of us directly.
The new face of Renosterveld extension
Grant Forbes has joined the Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust (ORCT) team. He’ll be working closely with those landowners who have signed conservation easements with the ORCT.