Cape Town: Six more Nature Reserves in the pipeline!

The City of Cape Town has announced that is has supported the commencement of the process to expand nine existing Nature Reserve and the proclamation of six new Nature Reserves. The proposed new nature reserves in Cape Town include Ariesfontein Nature Reserve, Haasendal Nature Reserve, Soetwater Nature Reserve, Symphony Way Nature Reserve, Van Schoorsdrift Nature Reserve and Westlake Nature Reserve. The Nature Reserves in Cape Town up for expansion are Blaauwberg Nature Reserve, False Bay Nature Reserve, Harmony Flats Nature Reserve, Steenbras Nature Reserve, Table Bay Nature Reserve, Tygerberg Nature Reserve, Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve, Wolfgat Nature Reserve and Zandvlei Nature Reserve.

The landscape at Soetwater Nature Reserve

"The City, through its Biodiversity Management Branch, is dedicated to conserving, restoring and managing Cape Town’s unique biodiversity and natural resources. These efforts will assist the City’s resilience, and preserve natural assets for generations to come", said City of Cape Town's  Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, Alderman Eddie Andrews.

The formal proclamation process which includes public participation will soon commence in collaboration with CapeNature. CapeNature is the public institution with the responsibility for biodiversity conservation in South Africa's Western Cape,