This page provides you with links to news stories written about mainstreaming biodiversity into plantation forestry. Most of these are old news but provide the reader with a storyline of activities.

20-03-2014 – SHORT FILM SHOWCASES THE OZWATHINI FIRE PROTECTION PROJECT: The excellent work of the Ozwathini Fire Protection Project has recently been captured on film, in a short production available on YouTube.

14-11-2013 – ‘THE GRASS IS OUR BLANKET’ HIGHLIGHTS THE INNOVATIVE uMGANO COMMUNITY PROJECT: The grass is our blanket’ or ISIPHUKU KUNGUTSHANI is the name of a film recently released about one of the most successful community projects in the Grasslands Biome of South Africa.

13-11-2013 – HUGE INCREASE IN PROTECTED AREAS IN THE GRASSLANDS BIOME: The Grasslands Programme has worked with partner organisations to increase the extent of protected areas in production landscapes in the Grassland Biome.

1-11-2013 – MAPPING THE GRASSLANDS BIOME: The Grasslands Programme has been mainstreaming biodiversity into production practices across large areas of the Grasslands Biome…

14-06-2013 – IRREPLACEABLE MONTANE GRASSLANDS GAZETTED FOR PROTECTION: Eight state forest sites have been gazetted with intent to declare as forest nature reserves in terms of National Forestry Act…

5-04-2013 – GELIJKWATER MISTBELT NATURE RESERVE PROVIDES HABITAT FOR REGIONALLY THREATENED SPECIES: The recently proclaimed Gelijkwater Mistbelt Nature Reserve by Mondi is one of several areas being secured for biodiversity conservation through the KZN Biodiversity Stewardship Programme…

12-02-2013 – SAPPI: SAVING GRASSLANDS: Sappi, in partnership with the SANBI Grasslands Programme, has earmarked 10 sites on Sappi forestry estates to be declared as Nature Reserves or Protected Areas.