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Development of the Soebatsfontein Succulent Reserve

Grantee Name: Soebatsfontein Tourism Forum

Hotspot
Succulent Karoo
Location
South Africa
Amount
$10,200
Dates
Sep 2006 – Sep 2007
Keywords
Awareness, Land use planning, Livestock, Tourism
Conserve the high-priority quartz patches in this geographic priority area by erecting fences to help control grazing and establishing alternative land-use enterprises. Raise awareness in the community and among tourists about the biodiversity value of the quartz fields and the numerous local endemics and habitat-specialized succulent plant species they contain.
Strategic Direction : 2 Engage key industrial sectors in meeting conservation objectives identified by SKEP

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