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

• 2014-04-03 – GSSA HOSTS A GRASSLANDS MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP IN GAUTENG: Many civil society organisations, conservancies and private landowner groups in Gauteng are interested in obtaining expertise and resources on how to best manage grassland ecosystems…
• 2014-03-20 – GAUTENG NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT TO DECLARE FIVE NATURE RESERVES: The Gauteng Member of the Executive Council of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD), honourable Nandi Mayathula-Khoza has opened a call for public comments…
• 2014-02-24 – THE URBAN TASK TEAM MOVES TO GDARD: Since 2005, the Grasslands Programme has convened the Urban Task Team bringing together Gauteng representatives from provincial and municipal government and SANBI…
• 2013-12-20 – LOOKING BACK – HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE GRASSLANDS PROGRAMME: As the UNDP-GEF’s catalytic investment in mainstreaming biodiversity into production sectors in South Africa’s grasslands biome draws to a close, we pay tribute to the significant work….
• 2013-12-19 – COMING SOON: BIODIVERSITY MAINSTREAMING TOOLBOX FOR LAND-USE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN GAUTENG: Biodiversity information has been used to create tools such as maps and guidelines that should, and in many cases must, be taken into account during land-use planning and development decisions…
• 2013-11-13 – HUGE INCREASE IN PROTECTED AREAS IN THE GRASSLAND BIOME: The Grasslands Programme has worked with partner organisations to increase the extent of protected areas in production landscapes in the Grassland Biome. There has been remarkable progress…
• 2013-07-10 – NEW CHAMPION FOR GAUTENG GRASSLANDS: The future of biodiversity mainstreaming into Gauteng’s urban economy looks good. This is after the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) appointed Abigail Kamineth…
• 2013-02-12 – BUILDING A CULTURE OF APPRECIATING BIODIVERSITY: The Grasslands Programme hosted an information sharing event with Gauteng provincial and local government officials on available biodiversity and conservation tools to guide land use planning…