COHWHSA Initiatives - Cradle Conservancy

Why form a conservancy?

Monitoring of river and catchment pollution
Aiding the authorities in being a “watchdog” and reporting to them instances of illegal dumping, poaching, barkstripping and illegal harvesting of indigenous plants
Invasive alien plant eradication and problem plant control
Education and awareness campaigns
Monitoring of waste disposal sites
Input into environmental impact assessment processes
Reporting bad agricultural practices
Indigenous landscaping in your district
Waste recycling and reduction campaigns in your community
Identification and monitoring of rare and endangered species
Reducing industrial pollutants
Community upliftment projects by finding ecologically and economically viable solutions to issues within previously disadvantaged communities

Use and encourage others to plant more indigenous vegetation in their gardens and other more formal landscapes
Lobby road and rail authorities to remove invasive vegetation along rail and road verges and centre meridians and plant indigenous instead
Lobby local councils to leave or establish indigenous areas within public parks
Eliminate toxic air, ground and aquatic emissions
Encourage your community and local council to set aside greenbelts so as to insure free movement of wildlife
Avoid fencing over rivers
Conserving natural wetlands

Forming the Cradle Conservancy

01

A public meeting was held on 22nd June 2019 with interested individuals and parties.

Structure of COHWHS Ass as umbrella organisation with area nodes proposed.

02

Volunteers and nominations received on 22nd June 2019.

A date for the new committee to meet and draft a constitution to be set. Presentation available below.

03

Submit constitution to Conservation Officer Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD).

Proposed area maps below.

04

Establish operating and collaboration procedures with existing conservancies and other entities.

Possible future projects. Minutes available below.

Cradle Conservancy