by henda | Nov 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
An initiative, through funding from the GEF FynbosFire project, was started a couple of months ago to investigate the creation of a more effective and sustainable FPA in the South Western part of the Sarah Baartman District of the Eastern Cape. The investigations...
by henda | Nov 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
The FireWise Community of Matatiele was chosen to test out FynbosFire’s Toolkit and systems developed in a different biome, now testing out best practices on a national level. Situated in the Maluti mountains near the Lesotho border in the Eastern Cape,...
by henda | Nov 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
UNDP GEF FynbosFire project boosts positive reaction to wildfire management In the international world of wildfire fighting, there can be few places more challenging than the Cape Peninsula. Although only about sixty kilometres in length and averaging...
by henda | Nov 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
A quiet revolution in wildfire management is taking place in vast areas of the Western Cape – from the West Coast and Namaqualand to the Overberg – as farmers work together with Fire Protection Associations to tackle the scourge of wildfire. Their...