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New Provincial Coordinator for the Western and Northern CapeJanuary 2011 NEW PROVINCIAL COORDINATOR FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN CAPE
We start the year with a new addition to our family. Heidi Nieuwoudt joins us as our new Western and Northern Cape Provincial Coordinator. Nieuwoudt’s career in nature conservation started in 1998 with the Working for Water Programme in Kouga, Eastern Cape. She brings with her extensive experience in various aspect of conservation, particularly in freshwater systems. She has been involved with Working for Wetlands since 2006 at project management and supervisory levels as the Conservation Services Officer within CapeNature. Her passion for wetlands has seen her chair the Southern Cape Wetlands Forum during 2010 and formed strong partnerships with stakeholders in the Hessequa area. Nieuwoudt completed her studies in Nature Conservation through UNISA and aims to do an Msc in 2012 on a wetland topic of her choice. We welcome Ms Nieuwoudt and wish her a wonderful and productive time with us.
 Also in the January 2011 GumbootSANBI invites wetlands mapping standard developersSANBI INVITES WETLANDS MAPPING STANDARD DEVELOPERS
This is a reminder to all suitable potential service providers to submit quotes on development of a wetland mapping standard. Informal tender documentation, including terms of reference, can be downloaded here: http://wetlands.sanbi.org/wfwet/resource.php?id=266
Closing date for submission of proposal: 11:00 on Wednesday, 19 January 2011.
For more information, please contact: Namhla Mbona on 012 8435294.
More »Working for Wetlands loses two active wetlandersWORKING FOR WETLANDS LOSS
We start 2011 with deep sadness as we mourn the loss of our two active wetlanders.
More »World Wetlands Day 2011 UpdateWORLD WETLANDS DAY 2011 UPDATE
World Wetlands Day 2011 and the LAB Workshop 2011: 1–4 February, Bergriver Municipality, South Africa
World Wetlands Day 2011 will no longer be held in Limpopo. The World Wetlands Day celebrations will now form part of the International Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB) Workshop 2011, hosted by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), Bergrivier Municipality and ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability. The workshop will be held in the biodiversity-rich area of Bergrivier Municipality, from 1–4 February 2011.
More »Word fron SANBI Freshwater Programme DirectorWORD FROM SANBI’S FRESHWATER PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
It’s 2011 already and Working for Wetlands turns 10 this year. As we begin a new decade and a new year, allow me to travel down memory lane with you and review some unforgettable moments in the Programme’s history, rehabilitating wetlands nationally, and spurring wetland related research to support our core business. Please join me in this journey.
More »Duiwenhoks project receives Best Project Award certificates for a job well doneDUIWENHOKS PROJECT RECEIVES BEST PROJECT AWARD CERTIFICATES FOR
A JOB WELL DONE
During the last week of November the Working for Wetlands team set out to visit the three projects that won the Best Project Awards for the 2009/10 financial year. This was done to celebrate with the workers and to hand them certificates in recognition of a job well done by making it possible to rehabilitate some of the most significant wetlands in the country.
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