# Nature Connect: Changing Lives Through Nature

> Supporting the preservation of South Africa’s unique and biodiverse natural heritage through education, training \& conservation initiatives\.

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## Pages
- [Nature Connect \| Home](https://natureconnect.earth/)
- [Biodiversity Offsetting](https://natureconnect.earth/nature-care-fund/funding-solutions/biodiversity-offsetting/)
- [Small Grants Facility](https://natureconnect.earth/nature-care-fund/funding-solutions/small-grants-facility/)
- [The Team](https://natureconnect.earth/about/the-team/)
- [Sustainable Schools by Nature Connect](https://natureconnect.earth/environmental-education/sustainable-schools/)

## Posts
- [A Nature Connect and AIMS partnership is putting numbers behind the toad tunnels ](https://natureconnect.earth/2026/07/30/toad-tunnels-ai-endangered-species/)
- [Most snakes killed in South Africa were never a threat\.](https://natureconnect.earth/2026/07/16/world-snake-day/): It’s World Snake Day on 16 July, which is an excellent time to consider the importance of snake conservation and the crucial ecological role these reptiles hold\.  Across South Africa, many endangered snakes are killed out of fear\. 
- [25 Years\. One Purpose\. Changing Lives Through Nature](https://natureconnect.earth/2026/06/16/25-years-one-purpose-changing-lives-through-nature-nature-connect/): Every year on June 16th, South Africa pauses to remember what young people are capable of when they are given something worth standing up for\. The generation of 1976 didn't wait for permission\. They acted from a place of conviction, identity and belonging to something larger than themselves\. That is the Youth Day spirit, we are recommitting to\. It has driven Nature Connect's work for 25 years, Changing Lives Through Nature, one young person at a time\.
- [When Conservation Leaves the Reserve: Lessons from a Fynbos Partnership](https://natureconnect.earth/2026/06/11/fynbos-beyond-the-fence-krca-st-lukes-hospice/): When Conservation Leaves the Reserve: Lessons from a Fynbos Partnership\.

What does meaningful conservation look like beyond a protected area’s boundaries? On 29 May, the @KenilworthRacecourseConservationArea planted Cape Flats Sand Fynbos at @StLukesHospiceCT, just 400 metres from where it once grew wild\.

The plants were propagated from KRCA cuttings and grown in its on\-site nursery, extending restoration into the surrounding urban landscape\. This reflects a broader shift in conservation thinking: protected areas cannot function as ecological islands\. Their value grows when they seed biodiversity into schools, gardens, and institutions, building corridors and community ownership\.
- [Small Journeys Across Muizenberg’s Urban Nature Pockets](https://natureconnect.earth/2026/05/11/mini-urban-bird-migrations-muizenberg/): On World Migratory Bird Day, attention often turns to long‑distance journeys\. Yet along the Muizenberg East Conservation Cluster, smaller bird movements reveal how urban nature reserves remain connected\. Recent bird ringing at MEPNR is helping close a critical knowledge gap about local species and their movements\. Read More

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