Nature Care Fund Archives - Nature Connect

Call for Nature Connect Small Grant Funding Applications – 2027

By Linda Wilson|2026-09-28T10:57:27+02:0028th September 2026|Categories: Nature Care Fund, News|Tags: cape town, environmental stewardship, nature connect, Table Mountain Fund|Comments Off

A Nature Connect and AIMS partnership is putting numbers behind the toad tunnels

By Reid Sperisen|2026-07-30T11:07:19+02:0030th July 2026|Categories: Nature Care Fund, News|Tags: AIMS South Africa, camera trap monitoring, computer vision, False Bay Nature Reserve, Joshua Salako, Peninsula Road, Sclerophrys pantherina, toad tunnels, Western Leopard Toad, wildlife underpass, Zeekoevlei|Comments Off

Most snakes killed in South Africa were never a threat.

By Reid Sperisen|2026-07-16T14:38:40+02:0016th July 2026|Categories: Nature Care Fund, News|Tags: Biodiversity, Environmental Education, green skills, nature connect, Reptile Conservation, Snake Conservation, Snake Safety, Snakebite Prevention, South Africa, Wildlife Conservation, World Snake Day|Comments Off

When Conservation Leaves the Reserve: Lessons from a Fynbos Partnership

By Fayruz Prins|2026-06-11T16:04:20+02:0011th June 2026|Categories: Nature Care Fund, News|Tags: biodiversity restoration, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, community stewardship, ecological corridors, indigenous plants, KRCA, St Luke’s Hospice, urban conservation|Comments Off

Small Journeys Across Muizenberg’s Urban Nature Pockets

By Safiyyah Hattas|2026-05-11T13:26:13+02:0011th May 2026|Categories: Nature Care Fund, News|Tags: bird migration, bird monitoring, bird ringing, conservation research, habitat connectivity, local bird movements, MEPNR, Muizenberg East Conservation Cluster, Muizenberg East Private Nature Reserve, private nature reserves, Soralia Village, urban biodiversity, urban conservation, Western Cape wildlife, World Migratory Bird Day|Comments Off

Restoring Park Island’s Shoreline: Eco‑logs in Action at Zandvlei

By Imaan Mohidin|2026-03-11T12:57:51+02:009th March 2026|Categories: Nature Care Fund, News|Tags: biodegradable restoration materials, biodiversity protection, City of Cape Town environmental work, community conservation South Africa, eco‑logs installation, ecosystem recovery Cape Town, environmental compliance funding, EPWP environmental teams, Erosion mitigation, estuary conservation, estuary rehabilitation, Green Jobs programme, habitat restoration Cape Town, Nature Connect project, nature‑based solutions, Park Island restoration, River Wardens, shoreline erosion control, sustainable shoreline management, Zandvlei Nature Reserve|Comments Off

Why Supporting Conservation Students at WIL Matters

By Llewellyn Williams|2026-03-11T14:29:06+02:003rd March 2026|Categories: Nature Care Fund, News|Tags: biodiversity South Africa, conservation careers, conservation education, green skills, nature connect, urban conservation, work‑integrated learning|Comments Off

Reversing the Red for South Africa’s Smallest Frog

By Fayruz Prins|2026-02-09T12:22:44+02:009th February 2026|Categories: Nature Care Fund|Tags: amphibian conservation, biodiversity Western Cape, Cape Flats wetlands, CapeNature, endangered frogs South Africa, fynbos wetlands, IUCN Red List, KRCA, micro frog conservation, micro frogs Cape Flats, microbatrachella capensis, nature connect, wetland restoration|Comments Off

Coniston Community around Zandvlei Nature Reserve Celebrate Heritage and Nature

By Tara Cathcart|2026-03-26T10:21:25+02:007th February 2026|Categories: Nature Care Fund|Tags: Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, City of Cape Town biodiversity, community heritage, River Warden Programme, traditional knowledge, wetlands conservation, World Wetlands Day 2026, Zandvlei Nature Reserve|Comments Off

Endangered Western Leopard Toads on Cape Town Roads: The Problem and the Solution

By Imaan Mohidin|2026-02-08T16:55:31+02:006th February 2026|Categories: Nature Care Fund, News|Tags: endangered species, nature connect, nature conservation, reverse the red, Western Leopard Toad|Comments Off