Fynbos for the Future

Fynbos for the Future is an Urban Greening program run by Greenpop – a Cape Town-based NPO, focused on reconnecting people with nature, and regreening our planet. The program is devoted to reconnecting people of marginalised areas with their natural heritage and encouraging a greater appreciation of nature. The programme is focused on plants of the Cape floristic region as these are locally indigenous to the Cape Flats, and are adapted to growing in these areas. Many of these plant species are also at risk of going extinct, so the programme helps boost more fynbos plant life throughout the Cape.

 

The Cape Floristic Kingdom is globally unique, boasting one of the highest levels of biodiversity per area anywhere on earth. There are over 9,000 species of fynbos found in the Cape Floristic Region, which is negatively impacted by agriculture, urban sprawl and other threats. Cape Town sits at the heart of this unique biome, making efforts towards conservation even more vital as the city expands.