sponsors
SappiWWF TreeRoutes Partnership
The Southern KwaZulu-Natal Birding Route is a project of BirdLife South Africa's Avitourism Division and our primary partner on this project is the SappiWWF TreeRoutes Partnership.
The SappiWWF TreeRoutes Partnership is putting the establishment of community-based eco-tourism projects on the map. This contribution will significantly assist in the conservation of threatened wetlands and forests in South Africa.
The SappiWWF TreeRoutes Partnership is an innovative joint venture between global paper group, Sappi and WWF, the conservation organisation.
Its aim is to foster a new concept in co-operative rural development that fulfils both human and environmental needs. This is being done by creating unique community-owned and run eco-tourism destinations in the endangered forests and wetlands of South Africa's KwaZulu Natal, Mpumalanga and Eastern Cape provinces. The Partnership's objective is to preserve these sensitive biomes, while simultaneously establishing sustainable business ventures for local communities.
The exciting projects being developed under the auspices of the SappiWWF TreeRoutes Partnership have been made possible by a donation of R10 million from Sappi. Each one promises to offer both local and international visitors a glimpse into the rare wonders of the South African natural environment, while also empowering and enabling indigenous communities.
More Information
- Website: http://www.treeroutes.co.za
N3 Toll Concession (Pty) Ltd.
The N3 Toll Concession (Pty) Ltd. provides an essential highway between Heidelberg in the province of Gauteng and Marion Hill in the province of KwaZulu-Natal that provides tourists with an easy and safe access route to much of the Southern KZN Birding Route.
Besides for playing this very important role in the logistical needs of the route, they also recognize the need for community development in the ecotourism market.
For this reason the N3 Toll Concession have provided funding for the participation of our guides in projects such as the Midlands Meander Education Project, entrepreneurial development of our guides and the establishment of some exciting fund raising and awareness events on the route.
More Information
- Website: http://www.n3tc.co.za/
South Coast Tourism Association
An exciting new venture is our newly established partnership with the South Coast Tourism Association.
More Information
- Website: http://www.tourismsouthcoast.co.za