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• Educating learners about Cape Town’s precious lowlands

  Produced by the City of Cape Town and the Botanical Society of South Africa, Cape Town's Lowlands a Global Treasure is a comprehensive interactive electronic resource which covers the environment of Cape Town's lowlands. The resource is designed for Senior Phase (Grade 7-9) educators and learners from Western Cape schools, and for environmental educators working in the Fynbos Biome. Educators and learners in other grades may find the information and activities useful for lessons, projects and fieldwork. It is available on CD-ROM and at http://ekapa.ioisa.org.za. Read more…
  

• National Gardens Competition Keeps on Growing
  Increasing awareness of the need to conserve earth's precious resources and help create a green environment within communities has seen the Pam Golding Properties / Home Loans from ABSA Gardens of Pride competition - held under the auspices of the SA National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) - cath the imagination of South African consumers across all walks of life. Read more...
   

• Wild Flowers of Table Mountain National Park 
  The Botanical Society of South Africa is proud to announce this long awaited publication.  The edition will showcase some 850 species of wild flowers, by means of formal description and illustrations.  This will be the definitive field guide for the identification of one third of the indigenous wild flowers growing in the world-renowned Table Mountain National Park.  The guide is now available from the Botanical Society Bookshop.
   

• National Botanical Gardens: havens of biodiversity
  This informative booklet describes the animals which may be encountered in South Africa's National Botanical Gardens. It is available from the Botanical Society Bookshop at a cost of R10,00.
   

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Announcements

Revised Wild Flower Guide No 7 West Coast now available --------------------------

Revised Wild Flower Guide No 9 Nieuwoudtvill, Bokkeveld Plateau and Hantam now available --------------------------