Supporting conservation action in the Overberg
Five projects that received support through the ABI Small Grants Fund in its second year are showing benefits for conservation and communities in the Overberg.
Fire and invasive plant management highlighted at ABI AGM
The Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative held its annual general meeting on Wednesday, 24 June – with fire and invasive alien plants featuring strongly on the agenda.
ABI AGM hosted on 24 June 2015
The Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative will host its third annual general meeting as a voluntary association on 24 June 2015. ABI partners are invited to attend the meeting, which will be held at Van Brakel Store, between Caledon and Napier.
Call for ABI Small Grants proposals
The Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative (ABI) is now calling for proposals to the ABI Small Grants Fund. Projects and organisations have until Friday 19 June 2015 to apply for small grants funding.
Government, landowners meet on invasive alien clearing
The threat of invasive alien plants on the Agulhas Plain was central at a two-day workshop held between government, landowners and non-governmental organisations in April. The Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative (ABI), coordinated by Flower Valley Conservation Trust, and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) hosted the workshop aimed at strengthening invasive alien management in the area. This was the first get-together of its kind in the region.
Preparing for the ABI Alien Clearing Project’s third year
The ABI Alien Clearing Project partners – including landowners and alien clearing contractors – celebrated the end of the second year of the project on Wednesday 19 March. Through the project, around 30,000 hectares have been cleared on the Agulhas Plain in year two, and around 250 jobs have been created.