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Kwelera Nature Reserve declared EC's first national botanical garden


Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has formally declared the Kwelera Nature Reserve outside East London as the Eastern Cape’s first national botanical garden in terms of a notice published in the Government Gazette.

The formal declaration follows the signing of a memorandum of agreement with the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency in March 2012.

In terms of the agreement, the reserve will remain under the control of the Agency but will be co-managed by the South African National Bio diversity Institute.

Molewa said the new garden will provide an additional nature-based and scientific tourism attraction for Buffalo City and the greater East London area.