Temporary Administrator Appointed With the news that our co-ordinating officer, Chantal Esterhuizen, is expecting to increase her small family with a new baby soon, we are going to grant her maternity leave from 3 May 2016 to make the new one feel home. She is going to supplement this leave with another two weeks from […]
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Annual General Meeting 2015
KBRC’s Annual General Meeting 2015 At our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 25 November 2015 at the Harold Porter Botanical Gardens in Betty’s Bay I had the opportunity to highlight some of the important milestones on the KBRC’s road of progress during the past year: During December 2014 we were fortunate to get the Breede-Gouritz […]
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Trip to Korea: 3rd UNESCO Training Course
3rd UNESCO Training Course One thing that one quickly learns in the UNESCO family is that you are not alone, but I still was surprised to receive an invitation to the 3rd UNESCO Training Course for Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves Managers from 19 to 22 October 2015 on Jeju Island Biosphere Reserve, Republic of […]
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A New Perspective on Overpopulation
Ecological and social tragedies of humanity’s ballooning numbers and consumption Also at the AGM I was privileged to receive on behalf of the KBRC a copy of Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot (OVER), a publication with powerful and evocative images to show the ecological and social tragedies of humanity’s ballooning numbers and consumption. According to one of the reviews […]
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Kogelberg-biosfeerreservaat in die Kollig
Kogelberg-biosfeerreservaat munt-reeks in Goud en Silwer Die Kogelberg-biosfeerreservaat is op Woensdag 23 September 2015 internasionaal in die kollig geplaas by ‘n glansgeleentheid waartydens die SA Munt ‘n reeks goud- en silwermunte oor dié streek bekendgestel het. Dit vorm deel van die Verenigde Nasies se Opvoedkundige, Wetenskaplike en Kulturele Organisasie (UNESCO) se Internasionale Wêrelderfenismuntprogram en word […]
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Jo-Ann Strauss – our Celebrity Ambassador
Celebrity Ambassador Speaking of Jo-Ann Strauss’ role at the launch of the Kogelberg Coins: when I learned that this charming and talented lady and I share the same alma mater, I took the gap to ask her if she would be interested to be the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve’s celebrity ambassador. She accepted gracefully and said […]
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The Cape Floristic Region World Heritage Site (CFRWHS)
World Floral Kingdoms Cape Floristic Region World Heritage Site Vice Chairperson Philip Fourie brought it to my attention that UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) had recently announced an extension of the Cape Floristic Region World Heritage Site (CFRWHS). While this was obviously something to celebrate, I realised that I did not […]
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Faizel Plaatjies’ Story of Change
The following essay was written by one of the beneficiaries of the KBRC’s community outreach programme in the Grabouw area, Faizel Plaatjies, when he participated in the DEA Youth Environmental Services Programme, implemented by WESSA. It appeared on the website www.wessa.org.za A Story of Change My name is Faizel Plaatjies and this is my story […]
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ODM’s draft Coastal Management Plan open for comment
Draft Coastal Management Plan Earlier this month the draft Coastal Management Plan of the Overberg District Municipality was released for public comment. A series of nine public meetings were held in coastal towns, but there is still time until 5 February 2016 to give your input. The document can be viewed via Dropbox. Coastal Management […]
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Local Action for Biodiversity: Wetlands
The Overberg District Municipality was selected by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) to be part of the Local Action for Biodiversity: Wetlands South Africa Project. The first stage of the project will be to compile a report on the current status of wetlands within the Overberg. This will be followed by a […]
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