{"id":705,"date":"2021-09-17T16:51:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T14:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-124419-2002914.cloudwaysapps.com\/?post_type=programmes&#038;p=705"},"modified":"2022-12-19T16:51:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:51:24","slug":"01-gouritz-cluster-biosphere-reserve","status":"publish","type":"programmes","link":"https:\/\/dobecology.nl\/programmes\/01-gouritz-cluster-biosphere-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gouritz Biosphere Reserve is located in the southern part of South Africa, across parts of the Western, Southern and Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n<p>It is an incredibly unique place in that it is the only area in the world where three global biodiversity hotspots converge: the Fynbos, Succulent Karoo and Maputoland-Tongoland-Albany hotspots. Formal recognition of the Gouritz Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO was attained in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Threats in this region come from out-dated agricultural practices, invasive alien vegetation, and too frequent and catastrophic fires. Land is being cleared on a large scale for cultivation. Besides this there is a fight against poverty and exclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Large parts of the biosphere reserve are severely water stressed. 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