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The Table Mountain Fund Conservation Strategy 2019-2024

The Table Mountain Fund Annual Review 2018

The Table Mountain Fund Annual Review 2019

The Table Mountain Fund Annual Review 2020

TMF 21st Anniversary Report

TMF Protected Area Network Report

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In December 2022, nations from around the world ag In December 2022, nations from around the world agreed on a new critically important global biodiversity framework. The Table Mountain Fund celebrates this historic agreement and will be aligning our efforts to support the new framework going forward. As we move into 2023 our focus will remain on expanding the Protected Areas Network of the Cape Floristic Region through our newly funded Fynbos Forever Programme projects. A cause that contributes primarily to Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

#30by30 #naturesolutions #biodiversityframework #protectedareas #stewardship #conservation #biodiversityhotspot #capefloralkingdom #fynbosforever #fynbos #fynbospride #TMFInTheField #natureconservation #biodiversity #BiodiversityConservation #globalbiodiversityframework

๐Ÿ“ธยฉ @livvymcmurray
๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐€๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด
 
Situated in the Overberg Region of the Western Cape, the Van Der Stel Cluster lies in the low-lying area between Groenlandberg and the Riviersonderend mountain range, creating the last viable corridor linking these two ranges. Made up of four adjoining protected areas, namely Eagle Rock Nature Reserve, Klein Ezeljagt Nature Reserve, Diepklowe Private Nature Reserve (@porcupinehills) and Piet Maree Nature Reserve, the cluster represents a large continuous area of fynbos and Renosterveld with associated transition zones between the vegetation types and edaphic interfaces. All four properties are home to a diverse array of fauna and flora, including the Critically Endangered Western Rรปens Shale Renosterveld, which has only 13% remaining of which less than 1% is formally conserved. Several Red Data Book plants are found on the cluster, including Protea restionifolia, Peucedanum pungens, Babiana purpurea, Gladiolus recurvus, Amphithalea bowiei and Erica pilosiflora ssp pilosiflora.
 
The newly created Verreaux's Trail, formed in collaboration with @capenature, @wwfsouthafrica, The Table Mountain Fund and @conservation.at.work, traverses across all four properties and is a spectacular way for guests to the region to view the beautiful valley. This trail is named after the resident pair of breeding black eagles.
 
TMFโ€™s ongoing support of CapeNatureโ€™s Biodiversity Stewardship Programme has proudly contributed to the restoration and protection of critical biodiversity areas such as the Van Der Stel Cluster.

๐Ÿ“ธยฉ @scottramsay.africa and @livvymcmurray

#naturesolutions #biodiversityframework #stewardship #conservation #biodiversityhotspot #capefloralkingdom #fynbosforever #fynbos #fynbospride #TMFInTheField #natureconservation #biodiversity #BiodiversityConservation
๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป
 
As the TMF teams head off for our summer break we would like to thank our partners, donors and supports for your ongoing commitment to helping us to protect and restore the unique species and ecosystems of our awe-inspiring Cape Floral Region.
 
In 2023, we look forward to introducing you to our newly funded Fynbos Forever projects, as well as showcasing some of the dedicated landowners who are helping us to expand the Protected Areas Network across the region. We are also excited to announce that there will be a new call for project proposals in the first half of the new year, so be sure to watch this space.
 
May your festive season be filled with joy, laughter and many adventures in our fabulous fynbos.

๐Ÿ“ธยฉ @jeremymarkshelton 

#festiveseason #fynbos #fynbosforever #protectedareas #worldheritagesite #biodiversity #biodiversityhotspot #30by30 #conservation #fynbospride #capefloralkingdom #capefloralregion
๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐€๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค

๐˜Œ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ

Just outside Riebeek Kasteel, in the Swartland region of the Western Capeโ€™s Winelands district, you will find Elandsberg Nature Reserve, where guests to the luxurious Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse can enjoy walking, hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, birdwatching and educational nature drives. This pristine 4000 ha reserve is home to eland, springbuck, black wildebeest, zebra, bontebok, gemsbok, baboons, bat-eared foxes, caracal, multiple indigenous reptile and bird species, and has played a pivotal role in the Quagga project. It is also importantly a critical conservation area for two rare fynbos vegetation types, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos and Swartland Shale Renosterveld, both critically endangered habitats boast an extensive list of highly threatened and endemic plant species and provide refuge for many highly threatened species. One such important inhabitant is the endangered geometric tortoise, one of the worldโ€™s rarest reptiles. After a fire swept through Elandsberg in 2012 and burnt through most of the geometric tortoise habitat, a concerted and magnanimous effort by the reserve ensured refugia, enabling maximum recruitment and survival of the affected animals. Through ongoing research and protection, the reserve is working to ensure the survival of this endangered tortoise. In recognition of its importance to conservation, Elandsberg Nature Reserve was the first reserve approached and willing to enter into CapeNatureโ€™s Biodiversity Stewardship Programme. It was declared a S23 Nature Reserve, in terms of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, in order to safeguard the reserve and all of its inhabitants in perpetuity and contributes significantly to the provincial and national conservation estate.

TMFโ€™s ongoing support of CapeNatureโ€™s Biodiversity Stewardship Programme has proudly contributed to the restoration and protection of critical biodiversity areas such as the Elandsberg Nature Reserve.

#30by30 #protectedareas 

๐Ÿ“ธยฉ @scottramsay.africa and @livvymcmurray
๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐€๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค

๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ

TMFโ€™s support of @capenatureโ€™s Biodiversity Stewardship Programme has contributed to the restoration and protection of important biodiversity areas such as the Bontebok Ridge Nature Reserve. A short 15 min drive from Wellington, in the Western Capeโ€™s Winelands district, you will find @bontebokridge, a beautiful private nature reserve where guests can immerse themselves in the critically endangered lowland fynbos and renosterveld, whilst enjoying guided game drives. Surrounded by the magnificent Limietberg Mountain Range, the 400 ha reserve forms part of the Renosterveld Conservancy and is home to Eland, Bontebok, Springbok, Grey Rhebuck , Blue Wildebeest and Sable, as well as prime examples of animals that formed part of the Quagga project. It is also home to some spectacular birdlife and an incredible array of special lowland flora species, such as Serruria candicans, Leucadendron corymbosum, Protea burchellii and Watsonia dubia, to name but a few. This Reserve was one of the first sites to be proclaimed a Nature Reserve in perpetuity and to conclude an agreement as part of CapeNatureโ€™s Biodiversity Stewardship Programme, ensuring that the rich biodiversity of this region will be conserved for generations to come.

#naturesolutions #biodiversityframework #protectedareas #stewardship #conservation #biodiversityhotspot #capefloralkingdom #fynbosforever #fynbos #fynbospride #TMFInTheField #natureconservation #biodiversity #BiodiversityConservation #30by30 #30x30

๐Ÿ“ธยฉ @scottramsay.africa and @livvymcmurray
Over the years, the Table Mountain Fund has invest Over the years, the Table Mountain Fund has invested approximately R25 million into land purchase, capacity building of and collaboration between partners, restoration of priority biodiversity contained within protected areas, and formal and informal protection of biodiversity through the Biodiversity Stewardship Programme. 

Biodiversity stewardship is an approach to protect and manage land in priority biodiversity areas through an agreement between private and communal landowners and the relevant conservation authority. It recognises the landowners as the custodians of biodiversity and, since the start of the programme, TMF's role has been to provide financial assistance to these landowners who voluntarily sign their land up for the benefit of us all โ€“ and our future generations.

*Extract from: 30๐‘๐‘ฆ30: ๐ด ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘‘โ€™๐‘  โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘  by Kerry Maree, TMF Manager

To read the full article follow the link in our bio.

#naturesolutions #biodiversityframework #protectedareas #stewardship #conservation #biodiversityhotspot #capefloralkingdom #fynbosforever #fynbos #fynbospride #TMFInTheField #natureconservation #biodiversity #BiodiversityConservation #30by30 

๐Ÿ“ธยฉ @livvymcmurray
Since TMFโ€™s inception, we have positioned oursel Since TMFโ€™s inception, we have positioned ourselves to be pivotal in enabling and supporting the growth of the protected area network of the CFR. Ensuring that our expansion strategies are underpinned by scientific and systematic biodiversity planning and a healthy dose of pragmatism, the local conservation community has acted as pioneers on the global stage when it comes to establishing private protected areas and unlocking resources to ensure the longevity of our biodiversity. Since the first provincial protected area expansion strategy of 2010, the protected area network has grown by approximately 40%. And TMF was there every step of the way.

*Extract from 30๐‘๐‘ฆ30: ๐ด ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘‘โ€™๐‘  โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘  by Kerry Maree, TMF Manager

To read the full article follow the link in our bio.

ยฉ @livvymcmurray 

#30by30 #naturesolutions #biodiversityframework #protectedareas #stewardship #conservation #biodiversityhotspot #capefloralkingdom #fynbosforever #fynbos #fynbospride #TMFInTheField #natureconservation #biodiversity #BiodiversityConservation
South Africaโ€™s Western Cape province is a botani South Africaโ€™s Western Cape province is a botanical treasure chest, home to the smallest yet richest of the worldโ€™s six plant kingdoms. Of the 9000+ plant species occurring in the Cape Floristic Region, almost 70% occur here and nowhere else on Earth. 

Safeguarding this biome, which also happens to be one of the worldโ€™s hottest hotspots, therefore fits squarely within South Africaโ€™s responsibility โ€“ and being the only conservation fund resolutely committed to protecting the CFR, we proudly take up our position to serve this noble cause.

*Extract from 30๐‘๐‘ฆ30: ๐ด ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘‘โ€™๐‘  โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘  by TMF's Manager, Kerry Maree. 

To read the full article follow the link in our bio.

ยฉ @scottramsay.africa 

#30by30 #naturesolutions #biodiversityframework #protectedareas #stewardship #conservation #biodiversityhotspot #capefloralkingdom #fynbosforever #fynbos #fynbospride #TMFInTheField #natureconservation #biodiversity #BiodiversityConservation
Sandveld Republicโ€™s TMF-funded Prosperity Progra Sandveld Republicโ€™s TMF-funded Prosperity Programme project ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ aims to produce and sell water sports bags and accessories that incorporate a significant proportion of recycled single-use plastic. The post-consumer waste required to make the bags is being collected through a fynbos-specific environmental education programme that targets youth via local schools. In collaboration with environmental specialists and educators, an appropriate and replicable incentive programme is also being developed to encourage broad and sustainable participation going forward. 

TMF recently worked with Sandveld Republic on the development of thank-you gifts which were individually designed and developed by their talented team. From conceptualisation to final product hand-over it was a pleasure to work with this creative and professional team.
If you are looking for unique gifts this festive season, that not only have a positive impact on our natural world but are also supporting a local community, then Sandveld Republicโ€™s products are certainly worth exploring.

To find out more about these unique products visit @sandveldrepublic 

#fynbosprosperity #FynbosPride #fynboseconomy #greeneconomy #entrepreneurship #supportlocal #reusereducerecycle #environmenteducation #localbusinesses

Photo 1: ยฉ Jacques Marais 
Photo 2: ยฉ Jacques Marais
Photo 3: ยฉ Elmarie Louw
๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฏ๐˜†๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ: ๐˜ˆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ด

As the world shifts from one negotiating table to the next, this time to negotiate for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, our Manager, Kerry Maree, reflects on the fundโ€™s contribution towards the proposed Target 3, the catchy #30by30, and how TMF, along with our partners, has played a pivotal role in enabling and supporting the growth of the CFR protected area network. *๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ.

We invite our local conservation partners to please tag yourselves in this post if you too have contributed to this cause over the last two decades and intend to stay a partner going forward. Comment on your role, and focal landscape/ taxa that keeps you committed to this programme. Let us showcase to the rest of the world that we are a collaborative community worth partnering with and that our biome is one worth investing in.

 #naturesolutions #biodiversityframework #protectedareas #stewardship #conservation #biodiversityhotspot #capefloralkingdom #fynbosforever #fynbos #fynbospride #TMFInTheField #natureconservation #biodiversity #BiodiversityConservation

๐Ÿ“ธยฉ @scottramsay.africa and @livvymcmurray
Congratulations to the team at INtsika Yethu Found Congratulations to the team at INtsika Yethu Foundation for this well-deserved accolade. We are incredibly proud of the work that they are doing and the impact that they are having on young lives within their community. 

#fynbospride #FynbosForever #communityawards #bethechange #southafrica #capefloralkingdom #conservationeducation

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Report from @intsika_yethu - On the 4th of November 2022, we were invited by the management of Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum to attend their 2nd Annual Ubuntu Community Awards.

The Ubuntu Awards are celebrated annually by the Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum to acknowledge the individuals, organisations and other active community structures in being change makers in their respective line of works.

The Intsika Yethu Foundation was one of the nominees for Ubuntu Awards in Nomzamo (Strand).This was our organisation's first ever award we have won the award for our environmental projects in Lwandle, Nomzamo and Asanda Village by working with community schools and with like-minded organisations.

Thanks to our funders and sponsors @tablemountainfund @wwfsouthafrica @balwinfoundationnpc @cityofct
their support in the past years, we would have not achieved this mile without your contributions. Thanks to the teachers, learners and other project beneficiaries making sure that our projects become a success and impact more lives.
Our Trustee, Dr Mao Amis, has been busy at #COP27 Our Trustee, Dr Mao Amis, has been busy at #COP27 this week, attending numerous meetings and side events.

He will be hosting a side event on #GreenInnovations at the South African pavilion on Saturday, 12th November, from 1-2pm (GMT+2). If you would like to attend, you can visit @afri_cge to register for online attendance. The event will also be live-streamed through the National Business Initiative youtube channel.

#cop27 #cop27egypt #cop27africanvoice #climatechange #greeneconomy

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Repost from @afri_cge - #COP27: Meet our Executive Director maoamis at COP27 over the next two weeks.

He will be hosting our side event on 12th November, at South Africaโ€™s pavilion in addition to being apart of other side events organised by our partners.

#cop27egypt #greeninnovation #collaboration #partnerships #AfricaCOP27 #cop27africanvoice #climateaction
๐—™๐—ฌ๐—ก๐—•๐—ข๐—ฆ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ: ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ก๐—ก๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—–๐—˜๐——

The Table Mountain Fundโ€™s Fynbos Forever Programme aims to ensure that priority natural ecosystems are healthy and resilient. It includes protection of land and the appropriate management thereof, to allow for future generations to continue to benefit from our unique biodiversity and the services provided by these intact and functional ecosystems. To meet the fund's Fynbos Forever Programme objectives, in 2022 TMF put out a call for proposals, and the response was inspiring. After an intensive consultation period, we are proud to announce the following nine projects as our new Fynbos Forever funding recipients:

1. Safeguarding the Fynbos of the Klein - @birdlife_sa 

2. Improving Management Effectiveness of Existing Biodiversity Stewardship Protected Areas in the Western Cape - @conservationoutcomes

3. Breede Estuary Landscape Support: Enabling self-sustaining, effective management โ€“ Conservation Outcomes and BirdLife South Africa

4. Endangered Butterflies and Fynbos - @the_ewt

5. Conserving the Critically Endangered Swartland Shale Renosterveld and Boland Granite Fynbos - @greater_simonsberg_conservancy

6. The Protection and Restoration of the Critically Endangered Knysna Sand Fynbos - Western Heads Goukamma Conservancy

7. Securing 67% of Cape Townโ€™s Biodiversity Network by 2027 - @wildernessfoundation in collaboration with the @cityofct

8. WWF-SA Conservation Champions โ€“ @wwfsouthafrica

9. Safeguarding priority ecosystems on the Nuwejaars River Nature Reserve - Nuwejaars River Nature Reserve (@nuwejaarswetlands_sma) 

Over the next few months, we look forward to introducing you to these inspiring projects and the passionate individuals driving them.

#FynbosForever #FynbosPride #fynbos #capefloralkingdom #southafrica #conservation #ConservationPartners #BiodiversityConservation #protectedareas

Photo credit: @livvymcmurray
๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ: ๐—” ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—™๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ 

October saw the Table Mountain Fund Board of Trustees and staff coming together for our first Board Field Day in over two years. The day was jam-packed with high-level discussions, idea-sharing, and fynbos meanderings. Hosted at the !Khwa ttu San Education and Culture Centre, our Trustees were treated to an in-depth tour of this fascinating project and a delicious mouth-wateringly good lunch, which was both locally and sustainably sourced from the farm and surrounding communities.

@khwattu is home to one of TMFโ€™s new Prosperity Programme funded projects, ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€. This project is providing new tourism excursions for visitors wanting to learn from San knowledge of indigenous plants and highlights the link between naturally-occurring fynbos plants in our landscape and ancient hunter-gatherer foods.

Thank you to the !Khwa ttu team for hosting us and for providing such a memorable experience which we highly recommend. And a HUGE thank you to our Trustees for their ongoing support to the fund and their unwavering commitment to the conservation of the Cape Floral Regionโ€™s natural and cultural heritage.

Photo 1: The TMF Board Of Trustees from left to right: Justin Smith, Natasha Wilson, Bongani Mnisi (Chair), Ralph Buddle, Yumnaa Firfirey, Jasper Slingsby and Dr Lisa Plit.

#FynbosPride #FynbosForever #fynbosprosperity #fynbos #san #westcoast #fabulousfynbos #capefloralkingdom #sustainabletourism #SouthAfrica #beautifulsouthafrica #tourism #fynboseconomy #GreenEconomy #supportlocal

Thanks to @jacqmaraisphoto for so beautifully capturing this special day.
๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ - ๐——๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ

Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to get your hands dirty while helping to create a natural space that will not only serve as an important biodiversity stepping stone, but also a visitor garden and outdoor classroom. 

We hope to see you there!

#fynbos #FynbosForever #FynbosPride #capefloralkingdom #communityinvolvement #communityinitiative #capetown

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Repost from @fynboslife - Come and join us this Saturday 22 October as we plant the Doordrift Walk Wetland Circle!

This new Wetland Circle features locally indigenous plants from two Critically Endangered vegetation types - Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetland and Peninsula Granite Fynbos.

The Wetland Circle will serve as a biodiversity stepping stone, recreational visitor garden and outdoor classroom rolled into one. It will be an educational tool for environmental educators, learners and recreational users, showcasing the importance of biodiversity stepping stones and raising awareness around lowland veld types in a biodiversity hotspot.

The project is a collaboration between FynbosLIFE, local Barbarossa residents, the City of Cape Town and Friends of Constantia Valley Greenbelts.

Please join us for a community planting day anytime from 9am-3pm on Saturday.

Location: https://goo.gl/maps/XekjWPFKG7ruwBjTA

Bring a spade and let's plant our natural future, together!
On 29 September 2022, TMFโ€™s Project Coordinator On 29 September 2022, TMFโ€™s Project Coordinator Carla Wood attended the @CapeNature Stewardship Awards evenings where the Table Mountain Fund was given a special award in recognition and appreciation of an outstanding contribution made towards biodiversity conservation in the Western Cape.

The three awards evenings form part of the Millennium Trust-TMF funded CapeNature Biodiversity Stewardship Programme project. The purpose of this project is to deliver stewardship assistance to landowners who have signed contracts with CapeNature declaring their properties or portions thereof โ€œContract Nature Reservesโ€ or by entering into โ€œBiodiversity Agreementsโ€ supporting landowners with training and knowledge sharing and in implementing management actions on the Stewardship sites which will benefit the biodiversity conservation of the properties. Through an elaborate partnership between CapeNature, Conservation at Work and TMF, the formal Protected Area Network of the Cape Floral Region has grown considerably since funding support for the project began in 2011. 

Photo: Carla Wood and TMF Chair Bongani Mnisi 

Photo 2: Guest speaker Bongani Mnisi 

#fynbosforever #fynbospride #fynbos #protectedareas #conservationaward #stewardship #environmentalstewardship #capefloralkingdom #TMFinthefield #capenature #biodiversity #biodiversitystewardship #southafrica
"๐‘ป๐’†๐’‚๐’„๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’„๐’‰๐’Š๐’ "๐‘ป๐’†๐’‚๐’„๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’„๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’“๐’†๐’ ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’ ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’”๐’†๐’†๐’ ๐’‚๐’” ๐’๐’๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Ž๐’๐’”๐’• ๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’• ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’๐’•๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’Š๐’“ ๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’”." - ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐ต๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ

We couldn't agree more! If our children are exposed to the wonder of our natural world their love and appreciation for it will grow and they will in turn become its future custodians. 

TMFโ€™s Pride Programme has a very strong youth focus and we are incredibly proud of the work that our project teams are undertaking to ensure that we are raising a generation that is passionately dedicated to conserving and protecting our planet's diverse and awe-inspiring biodiversity.

#biodiversity #youngleaders #conservation #fynbosforever #fynbospride #fynbos #capefloralkingdom #nature #childreninnature #getoutside 

Photo Credit: Brett Nattrass 
Project: iNtsika Yethu Foundation's Green Communities Initiative.
Here in the Cape we are lucky to have some of the Here in the Cape we are lucky to have some of the worldโ€™s most spectacular natural spaces right on our doorstep. These spring school holidays get your kids outside and show them just how magical and awe-inspiring our fabulous fynbos truly is. Around the world numerous studies have been conducted looking at the benefits that spending time outdoors has on children. One thing that these studies agree on is that kids who spend time outside are happier, less stressed and more attentive! Be it 30min or 3 hours, spending time outdoors will build confidence, promote creativity, inspire imagination, teach responsibility and leadership, and reduce anxiety. Importantly, it also teaches children to respect our natural world. If children are not exposed to our natural environment how can we possibly expect them to respect and protect it!

#fynbosforever #fynbospride #tablemountain #capefloralkingdom #capetown #fynbos #childreninnature #nature #capefloralkingdom #outdoorkids #activekids 

Credit: Cameron Watson
๐—™๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—™๐—˜ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ

We are so looking forward to the first-ever FynbosLIFE Fair!

Venue: Adjacent to FynbosLIFE at Zandvlei Lookout, 57 Promenade Road, Lakeside, Cape Town
Date: Sunday 9 October 2022.
Time: 10am to 4pm

๐—˜๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ!

We hope to see you there, celebrating the many wonders of our magnificent fynbos.

Visit @fynboslife for more event information. 

#fynbosforever #fynboslife #FynbosPride #fynbosprosperity #fynbos #capefloralkingdom #fynbosfair
๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ

Today, as a nation, we come together to celebrate our rich and diverse cultural and natural heritage. 

Over the past two decades, TMF has proudly worked with partners across South Africa to protect and restore the world-famous natural heritage of the Cape Floral Kingdom. As we head towards our 25th year we look forward to continuing our legacy of supporting a broad sweep of innovative conservation initiatives which bring people and nature closer together. 

"๐ด๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘‘, ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘™๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘‡๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘€๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘›, ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ถ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘’ ๐น๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘”๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”๐‘›๐‘–๐‘“๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘๐‘’, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘™๐‘’๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘’๐‘“๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘—๐‘œ๐‘ฆ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ ."

#naturalheritage #heritagemonth #heritageday #southafrica #proudlysouthafrican #fynbospride #fynbosforever #fabulousfynbos #flowersofinstagram #botanicalphotography #naturalphotography #CapeTown #CapeFloralKingdom #heritage #westerncape 

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