3 years later: What has happened at the FIRST signed easement

3 years later: What has happened at the FIRST signed easement

Caledon farmer, MG Lötter, signed the first conservation easement in Renosterveld. This signing served as the blueprint on which future conservation easements in Renosterveld were based.

MG has truly been a pioneer in Renosterveld conservation. He initially signed an easement on one property. Now, 3 years later, there are 3 servitudes on farms in the area.

What does this mean for a farmer? A servitude is attached to the title deed, which protects the land in perpetuity. A management plan is attached to the servitude. The ORCT supports landowners to implement the plan through a series of interventions, like invasive alien clearing, fire management, erosion control and more.

Here MG explains why he signed in the first place, and what has happened since then.