| The Conservancy Villages |
Here nature will be nurtured |
Conservancy defined: "The voluntary co-operative environmental management of an area by its community and users."
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Rooi-Els, Pringle Bay and Betty's Bay lie within South Africa's first Biosphere Reserve and a World Heritage site. |
Committed to conserving a healthy, natural environment in which indigenous flora, fauna, marine life and humans co-exist and thrive in harmony, all three villages have become Conservancies, registered with CapeNature. |
| Conservancies are non-profit, non-legal entities. |
| Their strength lies in the dtermination of their members to promote the protection of landscapes of exceptional beauty, undisturbed or important biological communities, and the indigenous plants and animals of the area. |
Please join your local Conservancy..and help preserve a legacy for our children and future generations
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| For further information please contact: |
- Betty's Bay Conservancy : Sharon Barnsley - 028 272 9389 or barnsley@telkomsa.net
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- Pringle Bay Conservancy : Nicolette Louw + 27 (0) 82 886 8672 or di@stratmed.co.za
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- RooiEls Conservancy : Chris Burlock + 27 (0) 28 273 8278 or kayml@telkomsa.net
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Southern Rock Agama |
Babiana sambucina |
Kleinmond Lagoon & Marshes |
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| Betty's Bay into the future |
Our obligation as the current custodians of the magic of Betty's Bay is to be constantly vigilant and to involve ourselves actively in maintaining the integrity of this special place |
Why do people visit or reside in Betty's Bay? Many other places are better served with shopping centres, bright lights and job opportunities. Yet, certain people are attracted to our village and prefer to be nowhere else. ..read more |
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| Rational assessment of development in sensitive environments |
Proper assessment of the impact of development in regions which are sensitive for ecological or aesthetic reasons, or which may have special connotations in cultural or historic terms, is a matter of obvious and fundamental importance. |
At a time when global warming is a reality, the urgency for protecting water catchments and other threatened environments, brings the need for effective communication into even sharper focus. The same applies to current emphasis on the declaration of Heritage Sites and Biosphere Reserves and the international obligations which this brings with it...read more |
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