I recently had the fortunate opportunity to represent the Garden Route Initiative in the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve in Limpopo Province at the FIFTH NATIONAL MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE COMMITTEE MEETING between the 19th and 21st November. The two days was an exhilarating experience. The Waterberg have been a biosphere for 10 years now and have achieved great strides regarding the upliftment of the poor and people in conservation within their domain.