Upland River Conservation

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Countries:	South Africa
Regions:	Pongola Mtamvuna, South Africa
Organization SDGs: Includes Sustainable Development Goals from the organization and its locations.	Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4) Water Quality (SDG 6.3) Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6)
Organization Tags: Includes tags from the organization and its locations.	Stormwater Management and Flood Control Drought Management Conservation Agriculture/Agronomy Dairy and Livestock Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Soil Erosion and Health Nature-Based Solutions
Services Offered:	Other Project management Technical assistance
Org. Type:	NGO / Civil Society
Org. Size:	Very Small (1-9 Employees)
Language:	English
Org. Website:	www.uplandrivers.com
Org. Source:	User
Profile Completion:	96%
Coalition:	No

Organization Overview

The conservation and restoration of river catchments in the highlands of the drakensberg mountain range in South Africa, outside of formal conservation parks, with a view to increasing water quality and quantity for downstream users.

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The Upper uMngeni Super Catchment (Project)

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This is our flagship project. The idea is to focus on a well defined catchment, that being the upper uMngeni above the Dargle falls, and lend significant support to landowners in that approx 16,000 ha zone. Support includes: Alien invasive … Learn More

Streamside Restoration (Project)

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Once initial clearing of wattle trees has been done, restoration of the natural grassland is required to prevent erosion, and to generate a grazing value for the recovered land. In areas that are very steep, or where significant erosion measures … Learn More

Impendle Vlei Initiative (Project)

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The Impendle vlei lies near the village of kwaNovuka at the very headwaters of the Poort Stream, a significant tributary of the uMngeni River. This area falls within our Super Catchment Project area, and is also a habitat and potential … Learn More

Upper Umtshezi Project (Project)

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The Bushmans River (known locally as the Umtshezi), flows down from the Giants Castle resort in the Moloti Drakensberg Park, into a community that needs our help. There is a catchment that is degraded due to an absence of solid … Learn More