At a celebratory function held on 2
February – World Wetlands Day – the
Ramsar certificate declaring the False
Bay Nature Reserve a ‘wetland of
international importance’ was presented
by Deputy Minister of Environmental
Affairs, Barbara Thomson. The reserve
includes three large wetlands –
Rondevlei, Zeekoevlei and the manmade
Strandfontein pans – as well as
numerous small seasonal or ephemeral
wetlands that appear with good rains
and a high water table. Together, these
wetlands make up just over 50% of the
reserve.