The Overberg’s Renosterveld is in deep trouble: with just 5 per cent remaining, this incredible biodiversity hotspot requires urgent attention and conservation action.

The Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust is using a novel approach, centred on partnering with landowners, to address this conundrum.

The recently launched book Field Guide to the Renosterveld of the Overberg has received an incredible welcome into the botanical and naturalist world and we hope it will inspire further interest and support for conserving our Renosterveld ecosystems.

In this talk, Odette Curtis-Scott will discuss the plight of Renosterveld, its extraordinary diversity and the challenging journey she took while developing and completing this book.

Event details

Date: Wednesday 21 October 2020
Time: 10:30 am SAST
Facebook event
Register here

There will be a question & answer session at the end of the talk, please post your questions in the Zoom Q&A section during the talk.

The launch will also be live streamed on to the Struik Nature Club and Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Facebook pages on the day of the event.

The Field Guide to the Renosterveld of the Overberg will be available at a 15% discount to registered attendees during the week of the talk at Kirstenbosch Bookshop (online here or you can visit the shop at Kirstenbosch)

For queries about the RoomToGrow Kirstenbosch Wednesday Talks programme please contact Cathy Abbott at cathya@wol.co.za 072 201 2535 / 021 465 6440.

For technical queries on how to register contact struiknatureclub@penguinrandomhouse.co.za.

 

Categories Non-fiction South Africa

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