Sibanye-Stillwater, the Angamma Charitable Trust, the Magaliesberg Biosphere NPC, and the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), launched a landmark conservation initiative, to further protect the Magaliesberg Biosphere, this week.
This follows its declaration by UNESCO on the 09th June 2015.
What makes the biosphere so unique, is its ownership and management by people who live within it.
It covers some 358,000 hectares of biodiverse land, home to over 400 species of birds, rivers, and more.
The Cradle of Humankind, with archeological significance and complex limestone caves, is also part of the biosphere.
Speaking about this newest development, Neal Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater, said on the 10th birthday of the biosphere, “this initiative, brings together government, civil society, and the private sector, in a unified effort to protect an area of extraordinary environmental significance.”
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