Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Restoration of the Nieuwoudtville Wild Flower Reserve

Grantee Name: Indigo Development and Change

Hotspot: Succulent Karoo
Location: South Africa
Amount: $35,860
Dates: Aug 2007 – Dec 2008
Keywords: Restoration, Invasive alien species

Conduct trials and develop best practice guidelines for the management of invasive alien plants occurring on Dolerite renosterveld in the Niewoudtville area of the Hantam-Tanqua-Roggeveld geographic priority area. Collaborate with the Hantam Municipality, SANBI, and others to ensure application of knowledge gained from the trials, especially in the Niewoudtville Wild Flower Reserve.

Strategic Direction :

3 Retain and restore critical biodiversity in areas under greatest land-use pressure