The following brochures, booklets, pamphlets and posters are available for download (most recent first):
- Cape Town Green Map more »
- Harmony Flats Nature Reserve poster series more »
- City of Cape Town Beaches - A diversity of coastal treasures more »
- City of Cape Town Environmental Resource Directory 2008/2009 more »
- Heritage Advice Pamphlet (HAP) series more »
- Heritage walks and heritage interpretation more »
- Cape Town Nature Reserves booklet more »
- Cape Town Nature Reserves poster more »
- Blaauwberg Conservation Area brochure more »
- Blaauwberg Conservation Area – Floral Treasures brochure more »
- SMART Living Handbook - Making sustainable development a reality in Cape Town homes more »
- Sustainability Report 2006 Summary leaflet more »
- Air Quality in Cape Town booklet - ENGLISH more »
- Air Quality in Cape Town booklet - AFRIKAANS more »
- Air Quality in Cape Town booklet - XHOSA more »
- Local Agenda 21 brochure more »
- False Bay Ecology Park brochure more »
- False Bay Ecology Park – Environmental Education brochure more »
- False Bay Ecology Park poster more »
- Cape Flats Nature brochure – Networking people and nature in the City more »
- Cape Flats Nature booklet – Inspiration, issues and challenges more »
Cape Town Green Map [PDF 2.1 MB]
This useful map showcases a selection of 'green' sites in Cape Town for residents and visitors alike. The printed map is available free of charge at all Cape Town Tourism visitor information centres. Download an easy-print A4 version here. Also visit Cape Town Green Map online at www.capetowngreenmap.co.za or click here for more information.
Harmony Flats Nature Reserve poster series (6-in-1) [PDF 2.3 MB]
Six posters filled with useful information and vibrant images on the Harmony Flats Nature Reserve, one of the City of Cape Town's 24 nature reserves. It is situated on the Cape Flats between Strand and Gordon's Bay. The reserve is a special area rich in flora and fauna species, which need careful conservation within an urban environment.
Individual posters:
Poster 1 - Harmony Flats Nature Reserve [PDF 565 KB]
Poster 2 - Birds of Harmony Flats [PDF 442 KB]
Poster 3 - Creatures of Harmony Flats [PDF 269 KB]
Poster 4 - The Harmony Flats garden [PDF 405 KB]
Poster 5 - Harmony Flats: Everyone’s treasure, everyone’s responsibility [PDF 351 KB]
Poster 6 - The people of Harmony Flats Nature Reserve [PDF 315 KB]
City of Cape Town Beaches - A diversity of coastal treasures [PDF 5 MB]
An informative book on Cape Town’s beaches, providing a description and the history of every beach, the beach location, activities associated with each beach, and an abundance of photographs. It is also packed with other information, including flora and fauna associated with the coast; some of the challenges the coastline faces; various programmes such as the shark-spotting programme; the harvesting of marine resources and background on the early days on the Cape coast. A hard copy of the book is available at selected Cape Town Tourism visitor information centres at a cost of R26. The visitor centres are Cape Town (Burg Street), Hout Bay, Muizenberg, Gugulethu, Simon’s Town, Willowbridge, Blaauwberg, Langa, Somerset West, Strand and Khayelitsha.
City of Cape Town Environmental Resource Directory 2008/2009 [PDF 629 KB]
A comprehensive reference tool identifying a number of NGO, CBO and NPO environmental organisations in the city as possible; in order to assist the organisations and individuals to initiate environmental action. The directory also helps to facilitate networking within the environmental sphere of Cape Town.
Heritage Advice Pamphlet (HAP) series
Produced by the Environmental and Heritage Resources Management branch, this series of 16 advice pamphlets provides heritage information and guidelines on Cape Town's heritage areas and historic buildings.
Heritage walks and heritage interpretation
As part of the Heritage Advice Pamphlet series, this covers heritage walks such as the Company's Garden Self-guided Walk and the heritage of Langa and Philippi.
Cape Town Nature Reserves booklet [PDF 2.8 MB]
A comprehensive and colourful resource showcasing the City of Cape Town's 24 nature reserves and natural areas. The nature reserves form part of a network of amazing urban biodiversity in the city.
Cape Town Nature Reserves poster [JPG 2 MB]
An informative and illustrative poster of the City's nature reserves, depicting typical ecosystems that display a wealth of flora and fauna set within the ever-expanding urban fabric of the city.
Blaauwberg Conservation Area brochure [PDF 958 KB]
A unique protected area of natural, cultural and historical significance situated 25km from central Cape Town.
Blaauwberg Conservation Area – Floral Treasures brochure [PDF 1.9 MB]
This protected area represents one of the most intact and diverse lowland vegetation habitats in Cape Town and contains three very threatened vegetation types: Strandveld, West Coast Renosterveld and Sand Plain Fynbos.
SMART Living Handbook - Making sustainable development a reality in Cape Town homes
A practical sustainability guide for people and households in Cape Town to make their homes safer and to save money, while working to reduce their impact on our precious environment. The book also provides information on key environmental resource issues facing us globally, and within our city.
Sustainability Report 2006 Summary leaflet [PDF 1.06 MB]
A summary of the 2006 Sustainability Report, which describes pressures on the city’s environment, the current state of the environment and the City’s progress towards its goal of sustainability.
Air Quality in Cape Town - What we can do to clear the air (ENGLISH) [PDF 956 KB]
A booklet designed to help readers understand how they can help to keep pollution out of the air we breathe. It is both a source of information around the challenges presented by air pollution, and a practical guide on how we can tackle them together.
Luggehalte in Kaapstad - Wat ons kan doen om die lug skoon te hou (AFRIKAANS) [PDF 961 KB]
An Afrikaans version of the "Air Quality in Cape Town - What we can do to clear the air" booklet. The booklet is designed to help readers understand how they can help to keep pollution out of the air we breathe. It is both a source of information around the challenges presented by air pollution, and a practical guide on how we can tackle them together.
Umgangatho Womoya eKapa - Esinokukwenza ukucoca umoya (XHOSA) [PDF 962 KB]
A Xhosa version of the "Air Quality in Cape Town - What we can do to clear the air" booklet. The booklet is designed to help readers understand how they can help to keep pollution out of the air we breathe. It is both a source of information around the challenges presented by air pollution, and a practical guide on how we can tackle them together.
Local Agenda 21 brochure [PDF 252 KB]
The definition, process and principles of Local Agenda 21 and its promotion of sustainable development. Please note that the contact details of the City of Cape Town’s Local Agenda 21 Office are no longer valid. Please phone the ERM department at +27 (0)21 487 2284 for further information.
False Bay Ecology Park brochure [PDF 533 KB]
An important multi-purpose open space in the city, providing many environmental, social and economic benefits for the citizens of Cape Town, particularly to those in the surrounding disadvantaged areas.
False Bay Ecology Park – Environmental Education brochure [PDF 242 KB]
Information on guided environmental education facilities and programmes offered at the False Bay Ecology Park, Rondevlei Nature Reserve and Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve Environmental Education Centres.
False Bay Ecology Park poster: Front view [JPG 2.9 MB] Rear view [JPG 2 MB]
An informative and illustrative poster of the False Bay Ecology Park.
Cape Flats Nature brochure – Networking people and nature in the City [PDF 1.4 MB]
A partnership project to build good practice in sustainable management of nature sites in the City of Cape Town’s biodiversity network; in a people-centred way that develops local leadership for conservation action and benefits the surrounding communities.
Cape Flats Nature booklet – Inspiration, issues and challenges [PDF 3.7 MB]
A partnership project of the City of Cape Town, the South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Table Mountain Fund (WWF-SA) and the Botanical Society of South Africa. This booklet explores the conservation project and it’s involvement with the urban community in more depth.
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