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Be part of the Cape Town Hypothesis Test

The smallest floral kingdom in the world is a rather big deal – and it is only found in South Africa. Fynbos, the natural hard-leafed shrubland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces, makes up 80% of plant species in this kingdom, and the area has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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We need your help to inspire the scientists of tomorrow!

Cape Citizen Science, a project that enlists the help of the public to identify organisms that are killing some of the fynbos species in the Western Cape, has launched a crowd funding campaign to provide youth from a local township with an opportunity to spend a day learning and taking part in sampling activities at a nearby nature reserve.

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Join the hunt for pathogens in the fynbos!

South African fynbos largely makes up the smallest floral kingdom in the world and is the only one that occurs entirely in one country – ours.