Area of Interest The area of interest for this illustrated description of marine and estuarine flagship environments and species falls into three local municipalities: the Mossel Bay and Hessequa local municipalities in the Garden Route District and the Swellendam...
Abstract Six-hundred-and-fifty plant species from 280 genera and 85 families have been recorded as indigenous to the Bontebok National Park (BNP), which lies 5 km south of Swellendam, in the Western Cape. Twenty-nine of these plant species are globally threatened with...
Introduction The Little Karoo region, which falls within the Succulent Karoo Biome is an area of great biodiversity (Figure 1). One of the major threats facing this biodiversity is the lack of useful information on sound management practices within the natural...
Abstract It is becoming increasingly difficult to manage and expand statutory conservation areas (i.e., parks and formally protected areas). Therefore, alternative opportunities for land conservation merit closer attention. This paper examines the extent to which...
Abstract The transition from natural habitat to agricultural land use is widely regarded as one of the leading drivers of biodiversity loss. Despite this, most wildlife still lives outside protected areas on private agricultural land, particularly on rangeland used...
Background and Objectives This is a practical guide to roadside vegetation management that is designed for road maintenance teams of the Eden District Municipality. It strives to balance the requirements of maintaining road safety and protecting road infrastructure,...
South African citizen scientists monitoring change Foreword Climate change presents the global community with one of the biggest challenges of human history. If we cannot rise to this challenge, and use our skills to our advantage, our future could admittedly be...