GEKCO in the Press
Gekco talks wetlands at AGM
Gekco talks wetlands at AGM BEAULIEU – The Greater Kyalami Conservancy hosted its annual general meeting on 5 June. June 18, 2019 | Andrei van Wyk | Fourways Review Managing director of Naledi Ya Thlago Boaz Thebes.Photos: Andrei van Wyk The Greater Kyalami...
Saving the Kaalfontein Wetland
Saving the Kaalfontein Wetland 13 December 2018 | by Willem Snyman | Hennops Blue Last hope to save what's left of the Kaalfontein wetland - one of the strong fountain sources of the Hennops River. A high powered information gathering and site meeting was held on...
Joburg’s demolition drive Building approval abuse being targeted 54 structures are set to be flattened
Joburg’s demolition drive Building approval abuse being targeted 54 structures are set to be flattened Date: 20 Aug 2018 | By Anna Cox @annacox | The Star THE CITY of Joburg has taken drastic action on building approval abuse by issuing 54 demolition orders that will...
Gekco fights to preserve wildlife in the conservancy
Gekco fights to preserve wildlife in the conservancy MIDRAND – The Greater Kyalami Conservancy's (Gekco) annual general meeting last month heard highlights from the past year concerning Kyalami's wildlife and environment. June 14, 2018 | Daniella Potter | Fourways...
Striving for balance
A rare grass owl flees from a fire in Kyalami in 2013. As the Department of Environmental Affairs celebrated 20 years of EIAs this week, experts have revealed that it’s an ‘open secret’ that many EIAs, a mandatory tool to advance sustainable development, favour...
Suburban rubble fills Diepsloot
In the half hour that Kristin Kallesen stood on the degraded Diepsloot wetland last week, she witnessed three trucks illegally dumping building rubble from a nearby construction site onto the wetland, choked with debris and garbage. “It’s shocking, isn’t it,” remarked...
Greater Kyalami Conservancy Organisation celebrates a decade of existence
Greater Kyalami Conservancy Organisation celebrates a decade of existence MIDRAND – Read about how Gecko celebrated its decade of existence at Inanda Country Base on 8 April. April 11, 2017 | Lungile Dube | Midrand Reporter Participants at the 10-year Gekco...
The Owl Box Volume 1
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Report your Bullfrog and Hedgehog Sightings for Conservation
Report your Bullfrog and Hedgehog Sightings for Conservation We are currently mapping the locations that Red Data species have been spotted in the conservancy to be used for the conservation plans for the area and we need your help! We are currently focusing on two...
There’s something good about getting the neighbours to preserve their own environment
There's something good about getting the neighbours to preserve their own environment Emma Jordan 29 Jul 2016 00:00 Greater Kyalami Conservancy (Gekco) Green Neighbourhood Project Winner: Community Conservation Award “The focus of the Green Neighbourhood Project is...