ABI

ABI Alien Clearing Project: The impact and challenges between 2013-2021. The Contour Enviro Group was tasked with evaluating this project - which enjoyed vast social impact, but also a number of challenges. Here are their findings: agulhasbiodiversity.co.za/ab…

Invasive alien plants, biomass & leopards - these were some of the themes at our recent ABI AGM, held in Baardskeerdersbos. The partnership also discussed the next 10 years of the growing ABI network, with support from @NedbankGreen. Here's what happened: agulhasbiodiversity.co.za/in…

#RegenerativeSpace has developed a survey tool in an effort to obtain relevant data on the distribution of invasive alien plants in the #Overberg. It's an easy-to-use cellphone app for anyone wanting to get involved in addressing threats of invasives: agulhasbiodiversity.co.za/re…

Our Agulhas Biodiversity Initiative (ABI) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be taking place Wednesday 27 October, from 10am to 1pm. And you’re invited. We're hoping to meet in person in Baardskeerdersbos, so keep an eye on your emails for the RSVP information.

To our ABI partners: We're calling on you to share your inputs to help shape ABI for the future, to ensure that as the ABI partnership, we are working together through people FOR nature. Please keep an eye on your inbox for more info.

The ABI partnership consists of many experts in their related #conservation fields. For example, who should you speak to regarding collaboration between conservancies in the Western Cape? Contact Conservation At Work. conservationatwork.co.za

We have 2 projects being driven by our #GreenEconomy theme leader, Carla Ackerman. 1) A mobile plant (run by Ekasi Energy) is converting biomass waste into wood pellets. 2) And firewood from invasive species has been shipped from the #Overberg to the United Kingdom.

Why should the Overberg landscape be managed collaboratively? Are you prepared for the upcoming fire season in the #Overberg? Where does ABI stand? These and more questions were raised at the recent ABI AGM. More here: agulhasbiodiversity.co.za/ma…

ABI's digital AGM is taking place via Zoom on Tuesday, 10 Nov 2020 from 10am-11am. To take part, please RSVP by Friday 6 Nov 2020, by 12pm, to receive the Zoom link invite to the AGM. Email: lesley@agulhasbiodiversity.co.za

Our ABI member feature: @wcchermanus. For 19 years, the Whale Coast Conservation (WCC) has launched environmental interventions to create a conservation culture. No doubt those living in the Overstrand would have heard of them: agulhasbiodiversity.co.za/wh…

ABI experts: Who should you speak to if you see an injured #BlueCrane or other threatened bird in the #Overberg? Contact @overbergcrane's extension officer, Christie Craig (066 289 5988) #Conservation #Experts #Support

#DidYouKnow that just over a year ago, 3 new Marine Protected Areas were proclaimed along the coast of the #Overberg? This is undoubtedly a win for our coastline, marine life, & oceans. More about these 3 MPAs found in our ABI-area: bit.ly/34AonvB #NationalMarineWeek

Celebrating our seas and all the life it sustains! South African National Marine Week starts today, raising awareness for our beautiful and diverse marine life and coastal environment. Hope you'll join us on this journey, advocating for healthy oceans.

ABI partner, the WWF @NedbankGreen Trust celebrates 30 years. What have they achieved? And what does a better #Overberg and #SouthAfrica look like? We spoke to the Trust’s Nomonde Mxhalisa to find out more on their conservation work: bit.ly/2QTbCG7

Virtual @fynbosforum 2020 starts in only 2 days! If you've registered for this fantastic event - join our panel discussion, "Conservation Collaboration in the #Overberg: The next 10 years of ABI" on Wednesday (9 Sept) at 11:20am. #fynbosforum

Bringing about a better #Overberg - The WWF Nedbank Green Trust’s work | The Trust focuses on partnerships with those who protect South Africa’s natural resources & who can bring about change beyond their immediate footprint. Our featured ABI member: bit.ly/2QTbCG7

Happy #SpringDay. That means the #Overberg is celebrating: ✔️Vibrant fields of #fynbos ✔️Colourful grain landscapes ✔️Flowering #Renosterveld gems ✔️The arrival of Southern Right Wales ✔️And right now, full wetlands, vleis, rivers and dams.

The first Field Guide to #Renosterveld of the #Overberg - NOW AVAILABLE! Congratulations to Dr Odette Curtis-Scott of the @Renosterveld, Mike Goulding, Nick Helme, Rhoda McMaster, Sean Privett and Prof Charles Stirton on the launch of this invaluable and exciting field guide.

Opportunity for #Overberg landowners: The ABI Green Economy theme is looking to facilitate the supply of invasive alien plants to the UK retail market as firewood. If you are an Overberg landowner with invasive plants on your property, get involved here: bit.ly/3ak2iDO

ABI's revision and the process to ensure its continuation for the next 10 years... the best possible solution for the #Overberg. Heather Dugmore, journalist & conservation writer looks at ABI's growth over the past 15 years: bit.ly/3ahvf3r