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    Conservation alliances protect natural heritage

    Dec 03, 2021 5 minutes

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    Wilderness Foundation Africa (WFA) focuses on the conservation and protection of biodiverse areas.

    WFA is facilitating partnerships between private landowners and national parks to establish the corridor that links the Tankwa Karoo with the Cederberg Wilderness Area to form a 240 000ha protected area.

    Brakfontein farm, located in the Tankwa Karoo, is a crucial piece of this landscape puzzle.

    In 2010, Charl van der Merwe finally completed construction of a dam on the Doring River, which runs through his farm, Brakfontein, 100km from Calvinia. It was a sorely needed asset in this dry region and ultimately enabled commercial grape and rootstock production on Brakfontein.

    Today, his son, Francois, is building a different sort of legacy by showing how farmers can work with conservation authorities to protect the environment while farming intensively.

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