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Latest Renosterveld News

Latest Renosterveld News

by Overberg Renosterveld Trust | May 1, 2026 | Renosterveld News

Less than 5% of renosterveld remains today. Much of what survives exists on privately owned farmland.

From one to 23: A protected renosterveld network emerges

From one to 23: A protected renosterveld network emerges

by Overberg Renosterveld Trust | Apr 29, 2026 | Renosterveld News

Protected fragments of renosterveld across the Overberg are starting to form something far more meaningful than isolated patches.

Size matters: A new large-scale renosterveld landscape protected

Size matters: A new large-scale renosterveld landscape protected

by Overberg Renosterveld Trust | Apr 22, 2026 | Renosterveld News

The newly signed conservation easement, Oudekraalskop, brings Endangered Eastern Rûens Shale Renosterveld and Rûens Silcrete Renosterveld under protection in

An invisible crisis in renosterveld

An invisible crisis in renosterveld

by Overberg Renosterveld Trust | Mar 25, 2026 | Renosterveld News

The tiny relationships holding everything together. Together with fire, these animals drove the structure of the renosterveld ecosystem and the constantly changing ratios of shrubs to grasses.  

Tracking young Black Harriers reveals a harsh reality

Tracking young Black Harriers reveals a harsh reality

by Overberg Renosterveld Trust | Mar 11, 2026 | Birds, Renosterveld News, Species

Every young Black Harrier that leaves the nest faces an uncertain future. For this endangered raptor, the first year of life is the most dangerous – a time when hunger, predators and wildfire can all prove fatal.

Latest Renosterveld News

Latest Renosterveld News

by Overberg Renosterveld Trust | Dec 4, 2025 | Renosterveld News

It’s truly awe-inspiring to see what happens when like-minded people come together around a cause that touches their hearts. When that collective energy fuels efforts to protect our natural world, it carries even more meaning.

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