Why the ORT is part of the Overberg Conservation Alliance
That’s why we’re proud to be a founding member of the Overberg Conservation Alliance (OCA), a collaboration between four conservation organisations working across the Overberg.
Overberg Renosterveld Trust honoured with WWF living planet award
The Overberg Renosterveld Trust (ORT) has been named the organisational winner of the 2025 WWF Living Planet Award – one of the highest honours in South African conservation.
The fynbos fish of the Kars River officially recognised at last
It began with a surprise discovery in the murky waters of the Kars River, in the heart of the Overberg renosterveld. Seven years later, that unexpected find has officially been named and described: the Agulhas redfin (𝘗𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘥𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘩𝘢𝘴).
Latest Renosterveld News
Without renosterveld’s riches, our lives are poorer.
World’s first renosterveld app launched – your ideal outdoor partner
The Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust (ORCT) has launched the world’s first renosterveld mobile phone app, called Field Guide to Renosterveld. This allows you to identify 1 600 plant and animal species during your renosterveld adventures, all in the palm of your hand.
