Membership
As a member of the Rooiberg Breede River Conservancy, you can enjoy a number of benefits. Membership is available to anyone living, employed or with a conservation-based interest in the Rooiberg Breede River Area. Costs depend on which membership you choose.
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There are four options to choose from:
Landowners
Satellite landowners
Corporate sponsor
Friends of the Conservancy
Membership Landowners
The Rooiberg Breede River Conservancy is made up of 35 landowner members, spread around our 52,000-hectare “sphere of influence”, which includes natural and farming land. Our members have joined the conservancy voluntarily. As members, they enjoy many benefits.
our members can access:
Invasive alien clearing
– Financial assistance for invasive alien clearing, applied for and facilitated by the conservancy when available
Tourism
– The opportunity to promote tourism ventures
Services
– Conservation and environmental management extension services
Team work
– Joint solutions to address area-wide challenges, such as plant poaching
Events
– Invites to learning events to understand the environment better and farm better with nature
And much more.
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What’s more, becoming a member is easy to do and cost-effective.
In order to become a member, you must: Live, be employed or have a conservation-based interest in the Rooiberg Breede River. New members will be required to complete a membership application form.
If your property does not fall within Conservancy boundaries, but lies within reasonable driving distance and you would like to experience most of what the conservancy has to offer, you may qualify as a Satellite member. Talk to us if you are unsure!
For more information read our Constitution here.
How to become a member
Or follow the steps below:
Step 1
DOWNLOAD FORM HERE.
Then open, print and complete the application form.
Step 2
Email the completed application form to admin@rooibergbreederiverconservancy.org for approval by the committee. Make sure to select the desired membership category.
Step 3
Upon receipt of your invoice (calculated pro-rata for the remainder of the financial year) make your payment for your subscription via your preferred payment method.
Step 4
Email a proof of payment to admin@rooibergbreederiverconservancy.org
To find out more about becoming a member, chat to our Conservation Manager, Jacques Smit.
Email: manager@rooibergbreederiverconservancy.org
Membership
Corporate sponsors
All human economic activity has some environmental impact, some greater than others. If you are a responsible, reputable business that acknowledges your environmental impact and wishes to contribute to real conservation and sustainability efforts, you are invited to become a corporate supporter of the Rooiberg Breede River Conservancy.
give back to the environment
Being a corporate sponsor is your opportunity to give back to the environment and communities of the Conservancy. Give effect to your Corporate Social Responsibility strategy while we assist you in minimising the environmental impact of your economic activities. Your participation is not about greenwashing, but about adopting effective industry-appropriate environmental management approaches. You will:
Get recognition
– for your sponsorship on the conservancy’s website and other media
Media
– Get featured in our media if you implement specific, tangible environmental management efforts in collaboration with the conservancy
Advice
– Receive advice about best environmental practice for your specific industry, especially if you are active within the conservancy boundaries
AGM
– Be invited to observe our Annual General Meeting so that you can understand how your donation has supported our work throughout the year.
The Rooiberg Breede River Conservancy is a Non-Profit Organisation and is tax exempt, but it is presently not a Public Benefit Organisation capable of issuing Section 18A tax deduction certificates. Please speak to us if you do wish to derive tax benefits from a part or the whole of your donation, as we have reputable partner organisations that can receive your donation, issue you with a Section 18A certificate, and channel your donation to the conservancy with the utmost transparency and compliance!
How to become a corporate sponsor
Step 1
DOWNLOAD FORM HERE.
Then open, print and complete the application form.
Step 2
Email the completed application form to admin@rooibergbreederiverconservancy.org for approval by the committee. Make sure to select the desired membership category.
Step 3
Upon receipt of your invoice (calculated pro-rata for the remainder of the financial year) make your payment for your subscription via your preferred payment method.
Step 4
Email a proof of payment to admin@rooibergbreederiverconservancy.org
To find out more about becoming a corporate, chat to our Conservation Manager, Jacques Smit.
Email: manager@rooibergbreederiverconservancy.org
Membership
Friends of the Conservancy
Join as a Friend of the Conservancy – and your membership will give you access to a range of benefits. Not only will you be doing your part for nature, but you will also be able to enjoy many of the Rooiberg Breede River Conservancy’s nature-based events. And as a Friend of the Conservancy, you’ll receive discounts when you book to stay at any of our participating accommodation options. You can also buy locally indigenous plants for your garden from the conservancy’s nursery at a special Friends’ price.
How do you become a Friend of the Conservancy?
Step 1
DOWNLOAD FORM HERE.
Then open, print and complete the application form.
Step 2
Email the completed application form to admin@rooibergbreederiverconservancy.org for approval by the committee. Make sure to select the desired membership category.
Step 3
Upon receipt of your invoice (calculated pro-rata for the remainder of the financial year) make your payment for your subscription via your preferred payment method.
Step 4
Email a proof of payment to admin@rooibergbreederiverconservancy.org
To find out more about becoming a corporate, chat to our Conservation Manager, Jacques Smit.
Email: manager@rooibergbreederiverconservancy.org
CONSERVATION AND OTHER NEWS
Waitrose Nursery Project progress
Chairman’s end-of-year message
Workshop in collaboration with the Cape Leopard Trust
You don’t have to live in the conservancy to understand just how important this natural world is. If we lose it, we lose entire ecosystems – forever. There are many ways to get involved; and many reasons to do so.