Magnus M. Haalanda, Christopher E. Millerb, Ole F. Unhammera, Jerome P. Reynarde, Karen L. van Niekerka, Bertrand Ligouisg, Susan M. Mentzerc,d, Christopher S. Henshilwood Abstract The archaeological assemblage recovered from the Middle Stone Age (MSA) levels in...
Magnus M. Haaland, André M. Strauss, Elizabeth C. Velliky, Susan M. Mentzer, Christopher E. Miller, Karen L. van Niekerk, Christopher S. Henshilwood Abstract A complete Middle Stone Age ochre piece was unintentionally collected and fully preserved within a...
Magnus M. Haaland, David E. Friesem, Christopher E. Miller, Christopher S. Henshilwood Abstract In this paper we conduct geochemical and colourimetric measurements of glauconite grains in micromorphological thin sections from the Middle Stone Age site of Blombos Cave,...
Abstract The Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides and the Southern Black Korhaan Afrotis afra were previously considered conspecific, but were subsequently separated based on habitat, plumage, displays and vocalisations of the males and genetic...
Executive Summary This study has for the first time in South Africa provided a quantitative picture of enterprise development and dynamics in a biosphere, i.e. the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR). The distribution of town populations, total...
Abstract The Klein Karoo is situated in the Western Cape, South Africa, and is characterised by low rainfall (100–450 mm yr–1). The Klein Karoo is situated in the primary catchment of the Gouritz River. The mean annual runoff (MAR) for the three major tributaries of...
ABSTRACT The Little Karoo is a semi-arid environment with highly variable rainfall and has a history of recurrent floods and droughts. The historical development of the social-ecological system (SES) has been characterised by increasing exploitation of, and dependence...
Executive summary This report was commissioned as a learning process for practitioners who are involved in the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR) and the Jobs for Carbon project (J4C). The report looks mainly at the carbon economy and how the J4C can further...
Abstract: Commonly cited requirements for bridging the “science-practice divide” between practitioners and scientists include: political support, communication and experimentation. The Subtropical Thicket Restoration Programme was established in 2004 to...
Abstract Ecosystem carbon storage in intact thicket in the Eastern Cape, South Africa exceeds 20 kg/m2, which is an unusually large amount for a semiarid ecosystem. Heavy brows ing by goats transforms the thicket into an open savanna and can result in carbon...
Abstract Intensive pastoralism with goats transforms semiarid thicket in the Eastern Cape, South Africa from a dense vegetation of tall shrubs to an open landscape dominated by ephemeral grasses and forbs. Approx. 800 000 ha of thicket (which prior to the introduction...
Abstract An accepted criterion for measuring the success of ecosys tem restoration is the return of biodiversity relative to intact reference ecosystems. The emerging global carbon economy has made landscape-scale restoration of severely degraded Portulacaria afra...
Introduction What this report is This is a report delivered to the Gouritz Initiative (GI) project of the Western Cape Nature Conservation Board (WCNCB). The report collates and analyses environmental and biological data, which are used to...
Description of a plant well adapted to invade Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (honey mesquite) is the primary invasive Prosopis species in Southern Africa but it can also hybridise with Prosopis velutina making accurate identification somewhat...
Executive Summary Introduction Invasive alien plant control requires the allocation of limited resources to control operations to maximise benefits. The priorities for such allocation are based on a mixture of fact and opinion, interpreted either subjectively or...
Abstract The Anthropocene Epoch is characterized by novel and increasingly complex dependencies between the environment and human civilization, with many challenges of biodiversity management emerging as wicked problems. Problems arising from the management of...
Basis for these guidlines This is a technical document which presents existing knowledge used to develop recommendations towards Best Practice in the wild honeybush industry. The term honeybush here refers to the various plant species belonging to the...
Introduction This section of the review introduces the regulatory and policy framework that that applies to thepicking, selling and export of wild honeybush.1It focuses on: The legal dimensions of wild honeybush harvesting and its management within the context of...
Foreword Sustainable agriculture uses best practice to produce high quality products in a way that is environmentally sustainable and also has socio-economic benefits for communities. The development of the Best Practice Guidelines for the Sustainable Harvesting of...
Voorwoord Volhoubare landbou gebruik beste praktyk om produkte van ’n hoë gehalte te produseer op ’n manier wat volhoubaar is vir die omgewing en wat ook sosio-ekonomiese voordele inhou vir die gemeenskap. Die ontwikkeling van die Beste Praktyk Riglyne vir die...
The Aim of this Review The aim of this review is to present existing ecological knowledge of fynbos and Cyclopia spp. (witha focus on C. intermedia), which is relevant to the development of guidelines for the sustainableharvesting of wild honeybush. General ecological...
Aim of the Review The purpose of creating this review of guideline type documents is to inform the guidelinedevelopment process. Identifying the typical features of guideline type documents will enable theidentification of what makes up sustainable harvesting...
Abstract The glacial–interglacial climate cycles of the Pleistocene played a significant role in dramatically altering species distributions across the globe. However, the climate of the Greater Cape Floristic Region is thought to have been decoupled from global...
Abstract The protea seedeater, Crithagra leucopterus, is one of six passerine birds endemic to the Fynbos Biome, South Africa. It is the least known of these, and there is very little information on breeding and habitat use. Through nest observations and a bird...