Two nature reserves brought into existence by an association of environmentally-conscious wind farms now have their future assured. The final documents have been signed off by the MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism in the Eastern Cape and...

Eastern Cape, September 2022 Speaking to Wentzel Coetzer, Biodiversity Stewardship Facilitator for the Greater Kromme Stewardship (GKS) and Maggie Langlands, from the Kromme Enviro-Trust, it is clear that the synergy between wind power production and the preservation...

Eastern Cape, July 2022Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm is set to commence its second bird conservation trial following a successful pilot study last year. Known as a Shut Down on Demand programme (SDOD) programme, it is aimed at mitigating loss of priority bird species on the...

As we become more aware of the importance of reshaping the way that the world does business and the fact that sustainability is essential and no longer optional, the role of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is establishing its place at the top of the...

Working in collaboration with local wind farms, the Greater Kromme Stewardship (GKS) initiative, which focuses on conservation in the Kouga region, has noted the positive strides being made by some of the wind farms with regard to creating no net loss to biodiversity...

Eastern Cape, November 2021Since its inception six years ago, the Greater Kromme Stewardship initiative has been widely recognised for securing more priority land for conservation in the Kouga region than any other independent conservation body in the last fifty...

Two new Protected Areas were recently declared through the Greater Kromme Stewardship (GKS) initiative in partnership with the WWF Table Mountain Fund, the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency and numerous private landowners. The two new Protected Areas are...

The GKS project team attended the EC Biodiversity Stewardship Forum that was held in Cape St Francis on 28 February 2019.  The theme of this year’s forum was “Capacitating Biodiversity Stewardship in the Eastern Cape“.  We delivered a presentation at the Forum to show...

The GKS initiative acquired a number of camera-traps with funding received from the WWF Table Mountain Fund.  The camera-traps are being used to monitor wildlife on some of the new Nature Reserves that have been declared through the GKS initiative.  Wildlife...

The Greater Kromme Stewardship (GKS) initiative has achieved a very exciting milestone: the first two Protected Areas were recently declared through the GKS initiative, namely the Kromensee Nature Reserve and the Sand River Private Nature Reserve. The Sand River...

January to March are great periods for getting biodiversity assessments done on Stewardship sites just before the growing season ends.  The Custodian of Rare and Endangered Wildflower (CREW), the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agent (ECPTA), the Department of Economic...

Towards the end of February 2018, the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA) hosted the Eastern Cape Biodiversity Stewardship Forum at Luchaba Nature Reserve near Mthatha.  The forum was attended by delegates from various organisation in the conservation...

The camera traps that were recently acquired for the GKS project are set. Exciting stuff! A big thanks to the Table Mountain Fund who made this possible.

We met with the management committee of the proposed Oubos-Grootrivier Nature Reserve over the weekend to discuss the development of a reserve management plan for the site. The site is located adjacent to the Tsitsikamma National Park and forms part of an important...