Protected: Building resilience in the GCBR
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| Landscape | West Cape, where three global biodiversity hotspots meet: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, Maputo-Albany Thicket | |
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| Gouritz Biosphere Reserve: 3.2 million hectares | ||
| Goals for the next 4 years | 1050 ha cleared of invasive alien plants | |
| 40 people trained and employed in ecosystem restoration | ||
| 250 ha of degraded spekboom thicket restored | ||
| 36 people trained and employed for spekboom planting | ||
| reduced water use and leaks fixed in 1000 households | ||
| 2 artificial wetlands constructed for municipal wastewater treatment | ||
| an ecological corridor that promotes wildlife movement |