Municipalities: City of Cape Town Metropolitan, West Coast District , Cape Winelands District , Overberg District , Eden District , Central Karoo District.
TOURISM OFFICE/OFICINA DE TURISMO/OFF. DU TOURISME
WEBSITE
NATIONAL PARKS/PARQUES NACIONALES/PARCS NATIONAUX
TOURISTICAL SITES/SITIOS DE INTERES TURÍSTICO/ SITES D’ INTERET TOURISTIQUE
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas UNESCO World heritage Site
CAPE WEST COAST UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
KOGELBERG UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Agulhas National Park
Bontebok National Park
The Karoo National Park
Table Mountain National Park
West Coast National Park
Provincial Nature Reserves
Eco and Nature Discovery
Big Five
HAROLD PORTER NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN
Karoo Desert NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN
KIRSTENBOSCH National Botanical Garden
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION/PROTECCION DE LA NATURALEZA/PROTECTION DE LA NATURE
My African Dream
My African Dream continues to operate Camp Africa Tented Educational Camps from its permanent base at the Farm Wildschutbrand, near Cape Point.
Arid Zone Ecology Forum
· To foster and coordinate multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research activities;
· To help identify research priority areas and shortage of skills and expertise at national and regional levels; To facilitate information transfer; and
· To develop a network of expertise which integrates insight, information, goals and problems of resource managers with those of researchers and educators.
AVIAN DEMOGRAPHY UNIT ( UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN)
Bottelary Conservancy
“Thanks to the nature of the landscape certain areas could not be cultivated, these isolated patches of natural vegetation make up the Conservancy and are the focus of our conservation efforts.”
Cape Action For People and Environment
Cape Action for People and the Environment (C.A.P.E.) is a programme of the South African Government, with support from international donors, to protect the rich biological heritage of the Cape Floristic Region (CFR). C.A.P.E seeks to unleash the economic potential of land and marine resources through focused investment in development of key resources, while conserving nature and ensuring that all people benefit.
Cape Reptile Institute
To discover how reptiles impact an environment, it is necessary to study their lifestyle and behaviour in the many and varied biomes, which will contribute to improve conservation management decisions to preserve Southern Africa’s rich herpetofauna biodiversity for the future.
Cederberg ConservancyCheetah Outreach
Aims
§ Increase awareness of the diminishing numbers of free ranging cheetahs in the wild;
§ Assist Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in efforts to ensure the survival of the cheetah by fundraising;
§ Where possible to breed cheetah in captivity and promote co-operation between captive breeding facilities in Southern Africa.
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
CEPF enables conservation action and builds capacity for sustainability in biodiversity hotspots, the Earth’s biologically richest and most endangered regions.
CEPF focuses on select hotspots in the developing world and strategically targets priority areas in the hotspots for maximum impact. In South Africa:
Cape Floristic Region , Succulent Karoo
Fernkloof Nature Reserve
Fynbos
It is a group of landowners who are determined to ensure the preservation of the natural splendour of the Walker Bay region of the CFK. This site also provides some interesting information on the ecology of this amazing region and want to promote the conservation of the natural and cultural diversity of the Cape Floral Kingdom in the Walker Bay by co-operative partnerships.
Grootbos Foundation
The conservation of biodiversity of Grootbos and its surrounds and development of sustainable nature based livelihoods through ecotourism, research, management and education.
Gouritz Initiative
The greater Gouritz-catchment area houses three of the most important biomes which were identified as world hot spots - the Fynbos, Thicket and succulent Karoo.
Helderberg Nature reserve
The Friends of the Helderberg is a community based organisation who help in many ways to promote education, supply of information, fundraising, maintenance and promotional projects centred around helping the public to enjoy and benefit from the Helderberg Nature Reserve.
Meerkat Magic ( Suricate )
Conservation through EducationNama Karoo Foundation
The NKF supports an integrated and shared scientific approach to Nama Karoo research; and helps researchers and projects work together and make information accessible. The Foundation has a special interest in the local community members who are the direct descendents of the aboriginal people from the area.
Overstrand Conservation Foundation
“…more effective conservation through co-ordinated partnership”.
Overberg Crane Group site
The Overberg Crane Group (OCG) was established in 1991 by Cape Nature Conservation in co-operation with the Overberg community, in order to promote the conservation of cranes within the region.
Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Protea Atlas Project
We record the geographical location of Proteas throughout southern Africa for the benefit of Conservation, Rural Communities, Farmers, Reserve Managers, Tourism, Cut Flower Trade and Botany
SANBI
The Biodiversity GIS is a unit within the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). The unit is responsible for implementing the Cape Action for People and the Environment’s (C.A.P.E.) spatial information management objectives. It manages spatial biodiversity planning information and promotes the use of this information by making it freely available on this website.
SHAWCO
the Students’ Health and Welfare Centres Organisation, is a dynamic, innovative and passionate student-run NGO based at UCT, constantly striving to improve the quality of life for individuals in developing communities within the Cape Metropolitan area.
Skilderkrantz Private reserve
Skilderkrantz, as part of the Baviaanskloof, forms an important component in the Garden Route to Addo Corridor Initiative. This initiative aims to form a province-wide network of protected areas linking the Addo Elephant Park with the Garden Route protected areas.
Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCOB)
SANCCOB aims to conserve and protect South Africa’s sea birds, especially threatened species, for the benefit of present and future generations.
Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Program (SKEP)
It is the result of a one-year planning process which combined a rigorous scientific process with broad land-user participation to identify and generate broad consensus around an ultimate vision and set of conservation targets for the Succulent Karoo.
Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town
The Western Cape Climate Change Response Strategy and Action Plan
The White Shark Conservation
Organization dedicated to exploration and conservation os the world’s greatest predator and the preservation of its environment.
