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The Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve is in the north-east of South Africa. It encompasses Kruger National Park and other national and provincial nature reserves, such as the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve. Three Southern African biomes occur in the biosphere reserve: grasslands, Afromontane forests and the savannah of the lowveld. The area has a high level of biodiversity, with especially strong plant endemism on mountaintops. Land use includes gold, phosphate and copper mining, plantation forestry with exotic species, and extensive cultivation of subtropical fruits and vegetables. 
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The core areas include a large portion of South Africa’s world-renowned Kruger National Park, home to many iconic savannah species, including the Big Five. The Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve also forms part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area, a conservation landscape linking South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe that covers approximately 3.5 million ha. It is one of the largest conservation areas in the world. Some of the best-known landmarks in the Kruger to Canyons biosphere region lie along the Mpumalanga Escarpment and form part of the Panorama Tourism Route, including Mariepskop, the Blyde River Canyon, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the Three Rondawels, God’s Window and Graskop. This area is also considered a Strategic Water Source Area, generating a disproportionate amount of water for lower-lying regions. Major rivers in the region include the Olifants, Blyde and Sabie rivers. The Kruger to Canyons Biosphere extends over 2.5 million hectares and is home to a wide diversity of South African species, including 75 per cent of birds, 80 per cent of birds of prey, 72 per cent of mammals and 50 per cent of frogs. Three main vegetation biomes are represented within the biosphere reserve: savannah, Afromontane forests and threatened grasslands. 
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Major towns include Tzaneen, Phalaborwa, Bushbuck Ridge, Hoedspruit and Graskop. Multiple rural villages fall within the transition zone. The main economic activities in the region include tourism, commercial agriculture, forestry and mining. Tourism and hunting are major activities in the buffer zone, ranging from basic self-catering to luxury tourism that caters for both the local and international market. The most common languages are Sepedi, Tsonga, English and Afrikaans.
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Administrative Authorities

National Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism 

The Chair, Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region NPC
P.O. Box 408    
Hoedspruit - 1380
South Africa

Tel.: +27 (0)82 551 7261

Email: info@kruger2canyons.org

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