Biodiversity at risk: SA nature reserves face infrastructure collapse and poaching pressures – The Mail & Guardian

Biodiversity at risk: SA nature reserves face infrastructure collapse and poaching pressures – The Mail & Guardian

South Africa’s provincial nature reserves are facing deepening crises of governance, funding and ecological decline, yet the department of forestry, fisheries and the environment has stopped short of committing to any direct intervention, according to a recent parliamentary reply. In a written response to questions posed in the National Council of Provinces, the minister, Willie Aucamp, acknowledged the “challenges, issues or findings” affecting…