![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E4FGRIPARIAN_VEGETAT_3.JPG) A schematic representation of riparian vegetation types. Source:NTEAP 2007 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E484WATER_HYACINTH_B_3.JPG) Water Hyacinth. Source:Nile RAK 2007 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E441TRICHOPTERA_CADD_3.JPG) Trichoptera Caddisfly pupae are found in lakes, rivers and streams. Source:Martin 2005 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E4ISORANGERIVERMUDFI_3.JPG) Orange River Mud Fish Source:Inkwazi Fly Fishing 2009 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E47U8__REPTILES__CAL_3.JPG) Water Monitor Lizard. Source:De Wet 2006 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E5LPDSC_0011_130__1_51.JPG) Crocodile. Source:Hatfield 2009 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E5M3DSCF0418_130__1_21.JPG) Dam management practices have a significant influence on stream flow in the basin. Source:Pyke 2001 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E4ZRFANANA_SPONGE_130_.JPG) Fanana Sponge in Lesotho. Source:Lesotho Water Commission 2003 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E5FWMOTETE_1_130__1__4.JPG) A wetland on the Motete River, Lesotho. Source:Lesotho Water Commission 2008 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E4IYSPIRAL_ALOE_J_BR_3.JPG) Spiral Aloe. Source:Brew 2006 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E3NNKUDU_ARNO_AND_LO_3.JPG) The Orange-Senqu River basin has numerous species of large mammals, including Kudu. Source:Meintjes 2007 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E4DFHARTLAUB_GULL_MB_3.JPG) Hartlaub Gulls are endemic to the Atlantic coastline of South Africa and Namibia. Source:MBoy68 2007 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E3QRREEDS_IN_FISH_RI_3.JPG) Invasive reeds in the Fish River downstream of Hardap Dam. Source:DRFN 2004 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E4LOMEERKAT_MISTERE2_3.JPG) A Meerkat in Kgalagadi game reserve. Source:MisterE 2009 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E3GMECOLOGY_03TERRES_3.JPG) Terrestrial Biomes of the Orange-Senqu River basin. Source:Hatfield 2009, after WWF 2004 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E50ENAMIBIAGECKO_130__.JPG) Protection of biodiversity is important at a range of scales. Source:©iStockphoto/Pukema 2008 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E4Q3PREPAID_WATER_TA_4.JPG) Water is a vital natural resource that needs to be protected. Source:DRFN 2004 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E2YEBUSHMENKALAHARI__3.JPG) The San of the Kalahari are one of the indigenous groups of the Orange-Senqu River basin. Source:AddictivePicasso 2008 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32E4CRISTOCK_PARNELL20_2.JPG) A member of the San people in traditional costume. Source:© iStockphoto/Parnell 2006 ( click to enlarge ) |
![](_SYSTEM/WRITABLE/THUMBNAILCACHE/1Y2P0IJ32DXZG2_1_2_PEOPLEANDR_2.JPG) The Florisbad Skull. Source:National Museum, Bloemfontein ( click to enlarge ) |