The Western Cape is home to two global biodiversity hotspots, the Cape Floristic Region and the Succulent Karoo, but biodiversity and ecosystem health is declining across the province with about 102,057 hectares of habitat lost over just five years. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-11-05-state-of-the-environment-report-biodiversity-across-the-western-cape-in-decline/