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FoTP interns
The FOTP IUCN SOS interns enjoy a walk at Lower Tokai Park, South Africa.

FoTP interns in action

FoTP interns Oliver Angus, Thotloetso Litheko and Perfect Dhlamini report on their restoration of Western Leopard Toad habitat at Tokai Park.

  • Post published:23 August, 2022
  • Post author:Alanna Rebelo
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Tokai Landscape
Plantations and fynbos at Tokai Park.

Personal reflections on the TCMF Review

Alanna Rebelo asks that we set our differences aside to save our critically endangered Fynbos species at Tokai Park.

  • Post published:30 May, 2021
  • Post author:Alanna Rebelo
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Tony Rebelo City Nature Challenge 2020
The Doctor is in — Friends of Tokai Park Chair and iNaturalist Coordinator Tony Rebelo gets down and dirty in unusual circumstances during the City Nature Challenge 2020

Appreciating Nature in Lockdown

A COVID lockdown and the fifth iNaturalist City Nature Challenge teach six African cities that environmental awareness begins at home.

  • Post published:1 July, 2020
  • Post author:Alanna Rebelo
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Fynbos flair finds festive home

The Fynbos Festival saw nurseries, artists, distillers and 14 conservation organisations bring fynbos flair to Tokai Park this past Sunday.

  • Post published:16 March, 2020
  • Post author:Alanna Rebelo
Continue ReadingFynbos flair finds festive home
Read more about the article Classes in the Park – Nature Week a hit with Tokai-area learners

Classes in the Park – Nature Week a hit with Tokai-area learners

Nature Week saw some 600 learners from ten schools spend a thoroughly enjoyable day learning about our indigenous Fynbos at Lower Tokai Park.

  • Post published:16 March, 2020
  • Post author:Alanna Rebelo
Continue ReadingClasses in the Park – Nature Week a hit with Tokai-area learners
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Peninsula Granite Fynbos – A Restoration Story II

Table Mountain National Park's Upper Tokai Park represents the most extensive area where Peninsula Granite Fynbos can be restored.

  • Post published:25 February, 2020
  • Post author:Alanna Rebelo
Continue ReadingPeninsula Granite Fynbos – A Restoration Story II
Read more about the article Cape Flats Sand Fynbos – A Restoration Story I

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos – A Restoration Story I

The Tokai Park section of Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) contains one of the largest areas available to restore Cape flats Sand Fynbos.

  • Post published:25 February, 2020
  • Post author:Alanna Rebelo
Continue ReadingCape Flats Sand Fynbos – A Restoration Story I
Tokai Library fallen pine
The Tokai Library narrowly escapes severe damage from a fallen pine Image: Emile van Rooyen

Trees shade lethal concerns

From an ecological point of view, Tokai Park can be protected only when fully incorporated into Table Mountain National Park.

  • Post published:24 February, 2020
  • Post author:Alanna Rebelo
Continue ReadingTrees shade lethal concerns
Read more about the article Fire is as water to Fynbos

Fire is as water to Fynbos

Fire presents a major threat to life and property on any Wildland Urban Interface, especially one as steep as that at Tokai Park.

  • Post published:24 February, 2020
  • Post author:Alanna Rebelo
Continue ReadingFire is as water to Fynbos
Tokai Park Fynbos Phoenix
An information board explains the restoration and conservation work being undertaken at the Lower Tokai Park Fynbos Core Conservation Sire

Community concern trumps crime at Tokai

Avoiding Tokai Park's pristine natural areas because of perceived rather than real threats of crime is counterproductive.

  • Post published:24 February, 2020
  • Post author:Alanna Rebelo
Continue ReadingCommunity concern trumps crime at Tokai
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  • Path Closures at Lower Tokai Park
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