Latest Renosterveld News
Latest Renosterveld News
This year, we can look back on some pretty significant achievements, including the purchase of an additional 500ha to add to the Haarwegskloof Renosterveld Reserve
Renosterveld diversity shines across Southern Hemisphere
During this event, people across the Southern Hemisphere photograph and log all the species they see on the iNaturalist application in the space of four days in late November.
20 years later: How has renosterveld conservation progressed?
Twenty years ago, a crucial report was published – which set the scene for renosterveld conservation in the Overberg and Swartland for the next two decades.
Global partners team up to protect renosterveld
This conservation team has collaborated to buy a key potion of property situated 40km south of the town of Swellendam, called Plaatjieskraal. The farm borders on the 500-hectare Haarwegskloof Renosterveld Reserve
Four Black Harriers tagged in just three days
The Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust managed to tag four Black Harriers in just three days in November.
The Pea family: More than a meal in renosterveld
Fabaceae are very easily identifiable, even to the uninitiated. During flowering season, look out for their five-petal flowers.
‘Rooting’ for renosterveld: Here’s what happens underground
You can learn much more on the roots, species and animals of renosterveld in the ‘Field Guide to Renosterveld of the Overberg’. This guide is packed with info allowing you to identify species.
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Restoration explained: To prevent, halt and reverse degradation
Restoration of ecosystems is needed globally. Historically, restoration focused on the recovery of transformed areas like old agricultural lands or decommissioned mines. These would include activities to help the system regenerate and create suitable conditions for macro and micro-organisms to return and the abiotic process to ‘restart’.
Wind power a major threat to vultures
Dr Francis Brooke, an ornithologist researcher, has been working with vultures between the Eastern and Western Cape provinces.
Doing good for nature: Meet the team restoring renosterveld
For the past 26 years, Willie Engel has worked to restore landscapes across the Overberg – irrespective of whether the land belongs to other farmers, or whether it’s his own farm.
Restoring renosterveld: Sausages and seeds to the rescue
In our Overberg renosterveld landscapes, the ORCT has adopted a number of restoration activities, funded primarily by WWF South Africa.