Stories That Inspire
Stay up to date with the latest conservation news, success stories, and insights from our team. From community projects to environmental breakthroughs, explore how we’re making a difference.
Nature Connect Announces 2026 Small Grant Recipients
Nature Connect is proud to introduce the 2026 recipients of its Small Grants Project, supported by the Table Mountain Fund. This initiative provides financial support and mentorship to growing and emerging community-based organisations and NPOs focused on environmental [...]
Skilling Youth for Conservation Work: Brush Cutter and Chainsaw Training
The Green Skills team at Nature Connect recently concluded an intensive training programme aimed at strengthening essential vegetation management skills among some of the Youth of the Botanical Society of South Africa’s and the River Wardens crew.
New Camera Traps for Simon’s Town African Penguin colony: Celebrating Partnerships and the Lomas Wildlife Protection Trust.
A new set of camera traps, funded by an R83,184 donation from the Lomas Wildlife Protection Trust, will significantly enhance monitoring and protection of the Critically Endangered African Penguin colony in Simon’s Town. These cameras are dedicated to [...]
The Critical Value of Bird Ringing in Conservation (and Why It’s Safer Than You Think)
On 01 August, Soralia Village became a hub of feathered activity as the Biodiversity & Development Institute (BDI) conducted bird ringing within the conservation area 🐦. With professional ringers and a passionate CPUT MSc student leading the charge, [...]
Urban Conservation Taken to a New Level
Nature Connect are excited to be including this new City Improvement District to their portfolio, given the success of the Paarden Eiland CID which has been in the Nature Connect stable since 2017.
