The Baviaanskloof is one of three areas in the Cape Floral Kingdom that have been identified for mega-reserve status by the strategic bioregional conservation initiative, Cape Action for People and the Environment. The proposed consolidation and expansion of the existing Baviaanskloof Conservation Area to form the Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve will ensure effective conservation of 12 major vegetation types representative of all of South Africa's seven biomes, the extraordinarily high diversity at the ecosystem level, almost all the major biological patterns of the Southern Africa region.   This initiative creation may be the largest wilderness area in South Africa.

Vision

Expanding the conservation estate of the Baviaanskloof for the benefit of all.

The principles underlying the vision for the Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve are: a biologically, economically and socially sustainable conservation area incorporating private landowners, state protected areas and communal concerns. The Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve project has adopted the STEP philosophy of "Keeping people on living landscapes".

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