South Africa: Cape Floral Region Protected Areas

Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004, the property is located at the south-western extremity of South Africa. It is one of the world’s great centres of terrestrial biodiversity. The extended property includes national parks, nature reserves, wilderness areas, State forests and mountain catchment areas. These elements add a significant number of endemic species associated with the Fynbos vegetation, a fine-leaved sclerophyllic shrubland adapted to both a Mediterranean climate and periodic fires, which is unique to the Cape Floral Region. source:whc.unesco.org

Inscribed: 2004, Extn 2015

Postcard 1: Table Mountain National Park

 Thanks to Mr Sudhir Pai who was visiting S. Africa.

Postcard 2: Swartberg National park

Thanks to my friend Mr arvind shenoy who was visiting South Africa.