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Overberg farmers unite to conserve Renosterveld

In winter and spring, the rolling lowlands of the Overberg are renowned for their bright yellow canola lands, contrasting with the blue-greens of adjacent barley and wheat fields and the pastures populated with sheep and cattle. However, most ‘life’ in this landscape is found in the small remnants of grey, scrubby veld lying between the cultivated lands. This region is home to one of the planet’s most (surplus ground) or (shrub veld).

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