RAMSAR certificate for the False Bay Nature Reserve.

This is a working partnership with the City of Cape Town and Cape Bird Club.

 by Gavin Lawson.

  • Peter Willis, the MC for the event introducing procedings feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • Councillor Johan van der Merwe, Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Environment and Spatial Planning delivering his speech feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • Some of the audience listening to the speeches feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • National Deputy Minister for Environmental Affairs Barbara Thomson thanking all the people who worked hard to achieve this milestone for the Park feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • Listening to her speech feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • The important people who have and are implementing the upgrading of the eastern shore of Zeekoevlei feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • The official handing over of the certicificate to the City feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • What many people have worked long and hard for and shall continue to do so feb 2015 gavin lawson

On World Wetlands Day, 02 February 2015 there was celebration with the handing over of the certification of the False Bay Nature Reserve, it becoming the 22nd RAMSAR site in South Arfica.
Also see the Constantia Bulletin article by Karen Watkins. Page 1. and Page 2.

The morning started off with Peter Willis introducing the celebration in the large tent of the Zeekoevlei Eastern Shore.

After the speeches the certificate was handed over to the City of Cape Town by the National  Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs.

Lunch was served for all those formally invited to attend the function.

The Steering Committee of the False Bay Ecology Park had a celebratory lunch in the False Bay Nature Reserve headquarters hall across the vlei.

Thank you to everyone who worked hard lobbying, submitting documentation and those with the foresight to start collecting bird data many years ago and continuing to do so.

  • Asieff Khan Manager of the False Bay Nature Reserve with the official certificate feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • A proud Dalton Gibbs making sure he gets a digital record of the certificate feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • Stephen Granger the Chairman of the FBEP Steering Committee and his dept staff were instrumental in co-ordinating in putting todays activity together feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • Jessica Kavonic and Muofhe Maiwashe are hard working interns for ERM Major Projects and programmes feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • A number of people were joining in the dancing after the official ceremony lunch was next feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • Ian Cranna City of Cape Town Environmental Resource Management and Doug Harebottle Scientific Avian Researcher were there too feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • The xylophone and drumming group from Philippi were very good and got the day going with a good African feel and vibe feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • I was lucky to get a lift across Zeekoevlei to the Nature Reserve headquarters in Richards boat along with Karen Watkins Jimmy Baigrie and Dalton Gibbs feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • Approaching the headquarters from the waterside feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • Tony van Ryneveld and Deen Singh flying the flag for the Village Heights Community Centre feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • Natalie Newman Candice Haskins and Josh Gericke representing various C of CT departments feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • Victoria Day Nicki Stock Tracy Gibbs Dalton Gibbs Richard Cammell and Karen Watkins feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • Loubie Rusch Marijke Honig and Sandra Fowkes feb 2015 gavin lawson
  • Dalton Richard who deserved his lunch he had been taking officials around the vlei eariler Karen Watkins Sam White and Peter Oscroft feb 2015 gavin lawson
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