For Grootbos Foundation to review
Grootbos Foundation has not yet seen this page. It describes the organisation only through what it has said or done, and through what others named here have said about it. The Forum has not approached Grootbos Foundation about anything. Until Grootbos Foundation has approved the text, it may change. Questions for Grootbos Foundation:
- Is this description of the Foundation’s corridor work correct? What would you like to change?
- Does the corridor’s planning reach north towards the Riviersonderend mountains?
- Should readers reach you through the moderators, or through a public contact?
The Grootbos Foundation is linked to Grootbos Private Nature Reserve near Gansbaai [MS]. It says its conservation team has been a catalyst for conservation on the Agulhas Plain for two decades [MS], and it is building the Agulhas Green Corridor with the Cape Leopard Trust and the Endangered Wildlife Trust [MS].
What the letters in square brackets mean
Facts on this page are followed by a tag that shows where they come from.
- [IC] Independently Corroborated. Confirmed by an official record, such as a government notice or a court or council record, or by at least two sources that do not depend on each other.
- [MS] Mission-Sourced. Comes from the organisation’s own website or statements, from the statements of a group it works with, or from the Forum’s own records. It has not been checked against sources that do not depend on them.
- [TBV] To Be Verified. Seems likely, but nobody has confirmed it from a reliable source yet.
At a glance
| Kind | Non-profit |
| Based in | Gansbaai |
| Website | grootbos.com |
| Role | Partner in the Agulhas Green Corridor [MS] |
| Link to the valley | Indirect. Its corridor lies south of the valley |
| Contact with the Forum | Not approached |
What it does
The Foundation works to link isolated patches of conservation land into corridors, with partners including the Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy, the Nuwejaars Wetland Special Management Area, and Agulhas National Park [MS].
How its work reaches the valley
The corridor lies south of the valley. Ridge to River to Table looks to it as an example [MS].
Where it touches this site
- Ridge to River to Table, an idea not yet agreed, which names the corridor.
What is still open
- Whether the corridor’s planning reaches towards the valley.
Have your say
If you know more about Grootbos Foundation’s work in the valley, contact the moderators via How to Submit.
Related
References
- Grootbos. Conservation Corridor: a bridge for biodiversity. The corridor and its partners.
- Cape Leopard Trust. The Tale of Two Leopards in the Overberg.