Severe fragmentation of habitats has occurred resulting in the lowveld conservation areas largely being disconnected from the escarpment and now only a few natural corridors remain. One of these corridors loosely follows the Olifants and Blyde River to the escarpment water source areas and is not only critical for biodiversity conservation but also for important for ecosystem services such as water security & climate change resilience downstream.
The Conservation Corridor Project aims to secure and improve management of key biodiversity and water corridors within the K2C. These areas along the rivers form a matrix of private game reserves, agricultural areas, community owned land and wildlife ranching areas.

Starting in the escarpment, a key water source area with a very high level of endemism (species found nowhere else) the corridor extends, along the rivers, into to the lowveld below, home to iconic species such as the Big 5. The Blyde River is one of the last pristine rivers remaining in South Africa and from its source in the escarpment represents some of the best examples of threatened lowveld riverine forest that supports breeding populations of white-backed Vulture, Hooded Vulture and Pel's Fishing Owl.

Through this project properties will be better secured through various biodiversity stewardship mechanisms such as the formal declaration of protected areas (nature reserves or protected environments) or more flexible conservation agreements (OECMs).