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Already a number of injured and vulnerable animals – in desperate need of help – have received essential care at the Kogelberg Biosphere Wildlife Rescue and Training Centre. The centre, situated in the Kogelberg Biosphere, received its permit from CapeNature in December.

For more than a decade, small-scale fishers have been searching for solutions in a frayed and difficult fishing environment in South Africa.

Our Kogelberg Biosphere is a truly exceptional place to call home. There are very few places on earth where you can experience nature so profoundly in your day-to-day life – and none of the others offer a bond with the particular plants

The Grabouw/Elgin area has been internationally recognised for many reasons. It’s an important farming area – in particular fruit such as apples, pears, blueberries, as well as vineyards. It’s also home to Critically Endangered fynbos

Gardening is great for the body and soul. But gardening in a biosphere as special as the Kogelberg, has a number of extra perks. Most notably, you’re gardening in one of nature’s most extensive and complex gardens in the world

Once your restoration activities have been undertaken, then the real work starts: These sites need to be maintained, in order to be effective. For example, if the mulch is washed away, then new mulch is needed, and fences can also be added to prevent mulch loss.

The Kogelberg Biosphere appointed four Forest Rangers in August 2023. They monitor and patrol in the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Forestry Areas between Steenbras and Eikenhof Dam, outside the …  

Many Kogelberg Biosphere residents will know and value fynbos, the largest component of the Cape Floral Kingdom. And many have likely walked through and enjoyed the incredible colours, sizes and patterns you’ll see in a fynbos landscape.

It’s important to know that there are specific building plan approval processes for homeowners. On a municipal and national level, there are different building regulations that apply to specific properties, depending on how the erf is classified.

Invasive alien clearing in the Kogelberg Biosphere is gaining momentum. Currently we have two teams working for the Kogelberg Biosphere, removing invasive plants off some of our Critically Endangered vegetation.

Finding a snake in your garden shouldn’t necessarily result in a state of fear. In fact, given that we live in a biosphere, there’s a good chance that you could meet some of our cold-blooded brethren from time to time.