July 2026
This quarter has been full of visible moments for the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere.
In April, we held our Annual General Meeting in a year that marks 25 years since the region was formally designated under UNESCO. The meeting reflected on K2C’s growth, the strength of our partner network, our 14th consecutive clean audit, and the expanding work taking place across catchments, communities and livelihoods. We invite you to watch the Chairman’s address and AGM recording linked in this newsletter for a fuller reflection on the year.
This edition also shares several of the milestones and stories that have shaped the past few months: the Biosphere’s flagship Kruger2Canyon Challenge, new species recognition linked to K2C team members, our team building day at Finale Trails, and ongoing work around catchment restoration, climate resilience, community livelihoods and human-wildlife coexistence.
These are the stories that are easiest to see: the events, discoveries, gatherings and milestones. But between them, the day-to-day work continues. Teams return to the same catchments, communities, farms, schools and field sites. They clear and monitor. They listen, record, repair, test ideas, support local initiatives and keep relationships alive.
This is the rhythm of biosphere work: visible moments held up by steady, practical work that happens over time, alongside the people and places that make this landscape what it is.
Thank you for being an important part of this journey!
Warm regards,
The K2C Biosphere Team
Click on the screenshot below to watch the recording of the Chariman’s address and meeting.
Citizen science strengthens water protection in the K2C Biosphere
Citizen science is helping K2C strengthen water protection in the Biosphere by making changes in river health more visible. Through simple monitoring tools, local teams can track water clarity, identify impacts and support evidence-based responses to threats facing important catchments.
Carbon funding drives community change in the K2C
Through The TASC Foundation’s carbon mitigation projects, climate-linked funding is being reinvested into practical, community-led initiatives across the K2C cookstove catchment areas. From digital hubs and improved internet access, to cold storage and transport for small-scale farmers, to market support for local artists and crafters, these projects show how carbon funding can support both climate action and stronger local livelihoods.
When the map no longer matches the land
A recent policy dialogue on urbanisation in former homelands in Mpumalanga highlighted a growing reality for Bushbuckridge: the landscape is changing faster than many planning frameworks can describe. New research shows rapid population growth, expanding residential construction, complex governance challenges and increasing pressure on natural resources, including river sand and water systems. For K2C, the findings reinforce the need for place-based, transdisciplinary work that understands the Biosphere as it is: a living social-ecological system where conservation, livelihoods, land use and urbanisation are deeply connected.
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