Phalaubeni’s new chapter begins
Rewriting their narrative from conflict to conservation champions On 8 November 2025, the community of Phalaubeni in Limpopo marked a milestone many thought impossible just a few years ago: the official launch of its community-led Eco-Tourism Office and newly...
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K2C Workshops & Presentations
In the past quarter, K2C and their staff have showcased their work on the following platforms:
“Be Resilient (Citizen Science Project)- Freshwater monitoring project within the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere”
– Keneilwe Mmushi, AFRIMaB Dialogue in celebration of International Biosphere Day, November 2025
Keneilwe’s AFRIMaB Dialogue presentation highlighted how the Be Resilient Citizen Science Project is empowering communities across the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere to monitor freshwater ecosystems using science-based tools and locally driven data collection. She demonstrated how this community-generated evidence is strengthening landscape governance, informing decision-making and building adaptive capacity in support of UNESCO’s global goals for resilient biosphere reserves.
Contact Keneilwe for more information – data@kruger2canyons.org
“K2C Biosphere Region and Implementation of Eco-Savings and Credit Groups”
– Mpho Mativandela, SaveAct Workshop, September 2025
Mpho showcased how K2C’s Eco-Savings and Credit Groups are strengthening financial governance, climate adaptation and livelihood resilience across the landscape, with 24 active groups now saving, lending and reinvesting through a community-owned system. She shared evidence of strong financial performance, growing accountability through the Chairman’s Forum and the role of E-SCGs in linking conservation, enterprise and household wellbeing across the Biosphere Region.
Reserve Research Symposium Report
– Romy Antrobus-Wuth, October 2025
The symposium highlighted the renewed momentum behind coordinated ecological research, building on the legacy of the LOCORES forum, which historically united scientists and managers around long-term monitoring, data sharing and applied conservation insights. Throughout the day, 20 presentations showcased cutting-edge work across ecology, birds, large mammals, water systems, social dimensions and planned student research. These sessions emphasised the value of long-term datasets, the importance of understanding human–nature interactions and the critical role of young researchers entering the field.
Participants consistently underscored the need for regular engagement, stronger communication channels and a coordinated research agenda to support evidence-based decision-making, particularly as reserves face climate variability, changing ecological baselines and increasing pressures on natural resources. The event concluded with a shared vision to establish the symposium as an annual platform for collaboration, knowledge exchange and integrated landscape stewardship.
