What do you need to know about living in a biosphere reserve? Here’s a list of the information, strategies and resources you should have on hand to guide Biosphere Living.
Our provincial conservation authority is CapeNature.
OUR Newsletters
Sustainable development & living, Kogelberg Biosphere, Overstrand Municipality
“Biosphere Living” Lightning, Betty’s Bay Conservancy
Building in the Kogelberg Biosphere, Overstrand Municipality
Melkhoutbome, Overstrand Municipality
UNESCO Man and the Biosphere programme
THE UNESCO MAB PROGRAMME
IN SOUTH AFRICA, 2019
– CapeNature Kogelberg Nature Reserve Map
The Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEADP) is a key partner. MORE
Kleinmond Fynbos
Die Kogelberg Biosfeer bied ‘n tuiste aan meer as 1 880 plantspesies waarvan 77 op geen ander plek op aarde voorkom nie. MEER
Other Documents
WESTERN CAPE BIOSPHERE
RESERVES ACT, 2011
ECOLOGY, VALUE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE KOGELBERG COAST, 2009, WWF‐CAPE Marine Programme
KOGELBERG COAST INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT PLAN, 2010, C.A.P.E. –WWF
Marine Programme
Developing Sustainability Indicators for the
Kogelberg and Cape West Coast Biosphere
Reserves, South Africa, 2013, Colin Michael Tucker
LATEST NEWS
The Kogelberg Biosphere caps a year of conservation and community impact
The Kogelberg Biosphere has experienced a year marked by community partnership, expanding conservation efforts and measurable progress in ecological stewardship.
Restoring Mimetes Park: A model that reaches beyond the biosphere
It may be small – but Mimetes Park has a reach far beyond its immediate footprint. This park stands as a testament to grassroots conservation efforts.
Biosphere Living
If you live in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve region, you’re already enjoying Biosphere Life. That means you can already enjoy all that Mother Nature offers you here, in this incredibly special part of the world.