Mvembili Community Reserve (MNR)

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Izele is supported by
Darwin Initiative Wildlands Hans Hoheisen Charitable Trust Critical Ecosystem Partnership fund

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The Community-based nature reserve aims at reducing poverty and conserve biodiversity it is situated in the transition between the Drakensberg Afro-montane Grassland and Woodland Ecoregion and the lower priority Zambezian and Mopane Woodland, the area covers a portion of the South African Grasslands Endemic Bird Area and it contains almost 10% of the Barberton Sourveld Grassland and almost 1% of the Swaziland Sour Bushveld within the country, both of which are already represented within Malolotja Nature Reserve and the latter of which is also represented within Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary. It is an important catchment area containing four headwater streams such as the Mlambongwenya and Ntintinyane rivers.

The Community-based nature reserve aims at reducing poverty and conserve biodiversity it is situated in the transition between the Drakensberg Afro-montane Grassland and Woodland Ecoregion and the lower priority Zambezian and Mopane Woodland, the area covers a portion of the South African Grasslands Endemic Bird Area and it contains almost 10% of the Barberton Sourveld Grassland and almost 1% of the Swaziland Sour Bushveld within the country, both of which are already represented within Malolotja Nature Reserve and the latter of which is also represented within Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary. It is an important catchment area containing four headwater streams such as the Mlambongwenya and Ntintinyane rivers.