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Read more State of Conservation Report 2026 tracks progress and pressures facing Western Cape biodiversity
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Collected on 30 September 2026
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This is a CapeNature news announcement about the Western Cape State of Conservation Report 2026. It reports worsening pressures from fires and threatened ecosystems and species, while also recording protected-area expansion, new nature reserves and biodiversity discoveries. The report is made available for review.
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Western Cape State of Conservation Report 2026
CapeNature makes the Western Cape State of Conservation Report 2026 available for people who want to review the province’s biodiversity pressures, conservation gains and priorities.
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- people and organisations interested in Western Cape biodiversity and conservation
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- Use the stated availability of the Western Cape State of Conservation Report 2026 through the report announcement.
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Key Takeaways
- Western Cape State of Conservation Report 2026
- 107 fires burned 215 936 hectares during 2025/26
- 212 of 346 assessed ecosystem types classified as threatened
- More than 44 000 hectares added to the Western Cape Protected Areas estate
- 25 new nature reserves declared
- Report available with no stated deadline
- CapeNature
- Western Cape State of Conservation Report 2026
- Anton Bredell
- Ms Coral Birss