The Western Cape Umbrella Association For Conservation of Private Land
The Western Cape Umbrella Association For Conservation of Private Land
Event Date: 21st October 2015 (All day)
The Annual Cape Nature Stewardship Awards Evening for the Karoo Region was held on 21 October 2015 at Surval Boutique Olive Estate in Outshoorn. Recognition was given to landowners and conservancies for achievement in conservation. This region offers exceptional and very unique challenges for landowners and this evening was held to show appreciation to those who excel in their conservation effort.
Conservation at Work in collaboration with CapeNature, Jobs 4 Carbon, Table Mountain Fund, Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Landcare, Rooiberg Breede River Conservancy, and VanWyksdorp Development Institute (VDI) hosted a successful Landowners Day investigating the practical implementation of erosion control measures in the field. The Jobs 4 Carbon project launched in 2014 and has a remarkable impact on the lives of the local community creating 60 jobs while restoring degraded veld in the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve by planting spekboom, clearing alien invasive species and preventing soil erosion through ponding. A total of 312702 spekboom plants were planted between 2018-2023 as part of the restoration of degraded spekboom thicket.
