National Conservancy Conferences & Awards
Tenth NACSSA Conference & AGM
Culinan
September 2013
NACSSA and GCSA Celebrate 10 Years of Saving our Precious Biodiversity

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Conference Invitation
Conference Program
Speakers
Here is a complete list of all the uploaded videos for the10th Anniversary Conference of the Gauteng and National Conservancy & Stewardship Associations.
Welcome to Cullinan Conservancy - Joan Louise du Toit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KYtAh1BwxM
Intro to Northwest and Gauteng - Reg Humphreys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjAXY77bZwE
KZN Urban Conservancies - Jean Lindsay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIAVBI5--BA
Regional Associations and Officials feedback - Andrew Barker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enxlwwd1z8Y
Conservation at Work - Anne du Plessis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjqx8mPGonQ
10 Years of NACSSA - John Wesson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjjRBQK35EI
Report on IUCN - Trafford Petterson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q6KZdEO8zM
Biological Control of Declared Weeds - Hildegard Klein
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBpOj4dc_jQ
Environmental Programmes - Kay Montgomery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i0GWm6mQg4
Study of Puff Adder Population in the Dinokeng area - Dr Xavier Glaudas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o8tY3y0dY8
Conservancies in Namibia - John Ledger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgZOQS11NVM
Conservation the Cullinan Way - Joan Louise du Toit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLqC821EgZU
Lisedi Secondary School Conservancy - Ephenia Pale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgxuKaOUMC4
Blesbokspruit Boy Scout Conservancy - Basil Chaza
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlNOPsGrhuU
St Dunstan's Conservancy - Dave Smith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqAwk8jesaY
Use of Effective Micro Organisms to clean our Waterways - Rod Genricks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1p7i9sTQzY
Drumblade Conservancy - Elaine Potgieter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw3szPeYLhE
Close and Summing up - Trafford Petterson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmbJbUeWJ_8
Provincial Feedback
Photo Gallery

NACSSA Awards 2013
The NACSSA award is given to Non members of NACSSA who have promoted Community Conservation and helped NACSSA to achieve our goals
No award was made this year
The NACSSA Chairman’s Award is given to members of NACSSA who have shown outstanding commitment and service to NACSSA
Cheryl Dehning
For her dedication and ongoing commitment to Conservancies. Cheryl was a founding member of the Gauteng Conservancy & Stewardship Association and one of the main organisers of our conferences and events.

Cheryl receiving her award from NACSSA Chairman John Wesson
The Hardekool Award is awarded to a NACSSA member who has shown lifelong dedication to conservancies and conservation in South Africa
Jean Lindsey
In recognition of her lifelong contribution to the KwaZulu Natal Conservancy Association and her ongoing commitment to Conservancies in South Africa. Jean was founding member of the National Association of Conservancies / Stewardship South Africa in 2003.

Joan du Toit receiving the award on her behalf from NACSSA Chairman John Wesson
Aardvark Provincial 2013
Award for best Performing Province
Sculpture by artist Steven Rici
This kind of initiative has an important impact as an incentive to the provincial civil society groups facilitating and leveraging land owner investment into biodiversity conservation. Each and every Province has done outstanding work to promote community conservation in South Africa, leading to more focus on biodiversity.
John Wesson Chairman of NACSSA handed the awards to the winning provinces at the NACSSA & GCSA AGM held in September 2013 at Cullinan
Gold: Western Cape - Conservation at Work
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