It's Everybody's Business

The vegetation of the Klein Karoo and adjacent Riversdale coastal plain area is unique. Approximately 4500 species of plants that occur nowhere else on earth are found here, in three internationally-recognised, biodiversity hotspots - Fynbos, Succulent Karoo and Valley Thicket. This, along with the empty landscapes, the seascapes, the solitude and the silence, make this a very attractive area for tourists, especially those from more crowded parts of the planet.
But the Klein Karoo is also an area that is water stressed. Rainfall is naturally low, but damage in the water catchments, and along the rivers, has not improved the situation. In 2011 therefore, the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR), was established. It's a community-based initiative that aims to protect, and restore, the natural environment of the Klein Karoo, while at the same time, encouraging the continued, healthy growth of the local economy. This film sets out to tell this story.

[@zakvanstraaten2642]

Thank you for all your hard work & this well made, informative video. I will distribute it to many. I take particular interest in the Succulent Karoo.

[@sandyhusacek2184]

Please continue making videos :) they're so we'll done

[@IAmHumanJake]

I wish you made more

[@44rdwolf]

Thank you for posting this!
It was thought provoking and of course a bitter-sweet topic. Such a beautiful region.

[@faysalahmedsany1832]

Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@patricianurse6792]

Excellent.

[@143951]

Incredible work. I’m sharing this with all my friends. Thank you for making this

[@andersnrregren9087]

I live off grid i dont have a tap but carry water from a lake near me but every sommer the water in the lake gets lower and lower but i still water my trees and grow my plants so i see no hope for us all

[@Nhoj31neirbo47]

Wonderful presentation about this critically important initiative.
(For those interested in additional information on this region I have two playlists titled ‘The Plants of South Africa’ #1 and #2.)

[@coyflores3947]

PLEASE MORE VIDEOS