mentorship programme gathers momentum

The third offering of the CAPE Mentors’ Training Programme started with a two-day workshop held at Jonkershoek Nature Reserve on 3 – 4 June 2009. The workshop discussions focused on learning organisations and required participants to undertake an assignment through which they investigate policies and practices that support a culture of learning in their institutions. The intention was to highlight existing areas in organisations that might be strengthened, to foster the growth of a culture of learning in institutions. The programme has been...

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conservation connections

This year's 2009 CAPE PARTNERS’ CONFERENCE AND FYNBOS CONSERVATION AWARDS, had two new features - a CAPE/SKEP CONSERVATION MARKETPLACE where donors and project proponents can meet and showcase their work, and a new-look 2009 Fynbos Conservation Award. According to...

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coleske: protected area expansion and local communities

The overarching goal of C.A.P.E. is that conservation of biodiversity should also deliver sustainable benefits to local people. In line with this objective, the vision for the Baviaanskloof Mega-reserve in the Eastern Cape is to “expand and consolidate the existing protected area and create a mega-reserve in which the conservation of the region's biodiversity and natural resources is aligned with rural and...

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