Corridors

Robberg Coastal Corridor

The Robberg Coastal Corridor is an 18 km stretch linking Robberg Nature Reserve with the Garden Route National Park along the coastal cliffs south of Plettenberg Bay. Managed by the Robberg Coastal Corridor Protected Environment (RCCPE), an NPO formed by local landowners with support from Eden to Addo, it plays a vital role in protecting the long-term ecological integrity of the Robberg Peninsula. The corridor supports diverse wildlife, including rare and endangered species such as Psoralea vanberkelae, numerous mammals from aardvark to otter, 109 bird species, and rich marine life. Its flagship initiative, the Inqua Trail, a guided one- or three-day hike showcasing the area’s magnificent natural and cultural heritage, promotes ecotourism and provides livelihoods for local guides and service providers through conservation and alien-clearing efforts. The archaeological sites form part of the coastline known as the Cradle of Human Culture. READ MORE

Bitou Corridor

The Bitou Wetland Corridor is a critical linkage between the Diepwalle section of the Garden Route National Park, Keurbooms River Nature Reserve and beyond to the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route National Park. From fynbos and forested hills to the wetlands of the Bitou River the corridor is home to a diversity of species from bushbuck to the Red Listed Blue Crane. The corridor provides vital habitat and safe passage for many animals and birds and the protection and restoration of its ecosystems is crucial to the area.

Keurbooms Corridor

The Keurbooms Corridor aims to connect the two arms of the Garden Route National Park, the Garden of Eden section to the Tsitisikamma section, in the Keurbooms River catchment. This corridor would form a critical link for animal movement between the two sections of the national park. The anchor property for the Keurbooms Corridor is presently Pietersrivier Nature Reserve which is managed by Katot Meyer. There is the potential is to form partnerships with other landowners in the area who are interested in biodiversity stewardship and the importance of ecosystem rehabilitation and connectivity.

Eden to Addo was previously involved with a major alien clearing project in the Keurbooms Corridor and one of the biggest threats to the catchment and to water security for the town of Plettenberg Bay is the infestation of alien invasives in the area, particularly black wattle and pine. River and land restoration through alien clearing is a critical need in this corridor.

Langkloof Corridor

The Langkloof Corridor connects Formosa Nature Reserve, and thereby Garden Route National Park, to the Baviaanskloof World Heritage Site. Two biodiversity stewardship nature reserves form the greatest part of the corridor, Skilderkrantz Nature Reserve and Kromme Riviers Hoogte Nature Reserve, managed by committed landowners who are passionate about the integrity of the fynbos biome in the exquisite mountain areas they are custodians of.

The Langkloof Corridor is an almost contiguous corridor and we have therefore been doing research in the area on the functionality of the linkage in terms of which mammals are using the corridor for safe passage and habitat. There are some incredible species which call the Langkloof Corridor home from the African Wild Cat to the rare Mountain Reedbuck.

Springbokvlakte Corridor

The Springbokvlakte Corridor aims to link the Baviaanskloof World Heritage Site with Addo Elephant National Park and the Noorsveld Protected Environment, forming a vital ecological corridor across diverse biomes including Fynbos, Albany Thicket, Succulent Karoo, and Nama Karoo. Spanning roughly 40,000 hectares, the Noorsveld Protected Environment was established with Eden to Addo’s support, and much of the surrounding area remains active farmland for sheep and angora goats. Eden to Addo assists farmers in restoring degraded land, addressing soil erosion and invasive species, and supports those committed to biodiversity stewardship through technical aid, government herbicide assistance, and employment opportunities via the Citizen Connect programme.