Stewardship in South Africa

Malinda Gardiner is the CSP team leader in South Africa, currently completing the feasibility assessment process for the Kamiesberg uplands, in which socioeconomic, biodiversity and alternative economies information was gathered.

“This phase, now complete, counts as one of the most enjoyable periods in the whole of my career.  Not only was I hospitably received by the various landowners and users, I found most of these people to be open to the idea of stewardship, acknowledging that they have a responsibility to the environment and keen to work together to find solutions for problems...I am sure there will be tough times ahead for us too but I believe it will be eased by the combination of a supportive attitude from land owners and the beauty and specialness of the Kamiesberg, that so clearly deserves protection.”

Conservation agreements will protect communal and private lands in the Kamiesberg thus conserving key contiguous areas of the Succulent Karoo.