Expansions benefit biodiversity in Western Cape South Africa’s Western Cape’s conservation estate has grown by 47 000 hectares. The Western Cape recently added more than 47 000 hectares to its conservation estate through the declaration of two new nature reserves and the expansion of two others. This significant expansion in protected areas provides space for Cape […]
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Expanding protected areas in SA’s Northern Cape. Five new nature reserves and one new protected environment has been declared. Conservationists gathered in Namaqualand recently to celebrate a decade of successful expansion of protected areas within the Succulent Karoo biome of the Northern Cape Province in South Africa. The celebration marked the closing out of
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Four of South Africa’s national parks have increased in size, which is good news for the country’s conservation fraternity. South African National Parks (SANParks) announced in February that an additional 20 206 hectares of land will be incorporated into four of South Africa’s national parks. More than 18 000 ha of land were added through the
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