CapeNature 2025/26: A Living Ecological System
CapeNature 2025/26: The Western Cape as a Living Ecological System Exploring CapeNature's 2025/26 plan and the interconnected biodiversity, landscapes, water, wildlife and communities of the Western Cape. Vernon Chalmers Photography approaches nature photography as a practice of observation as well as image-making. This feature interprets CapeNature's 2025/26 Annual Performance Plan through the perspective of landscape, biodiversity and nature observation in the Western Cape. The report's 2025/26 targets are presented as planned performance indicators and should not be interpreted as subsequent performance results. CapeNature's 2025/26 Annual Performance Plan provides a fascinating perspective on the Western Cape as an interconnected ecological system. From biodiversity and ecological infrastructure to water security, climate resilience, marine environments, wildlife, tourism and communities, the plan reveals the much larger system behind the landscapes we photograph. D...