Securing Multiple Ecosystems Benefit Through SLM in the Productive But Degraded Landscapes of South Africa

To Strengthen the Enabling Environment for the Adoption of Knowledge-Based SLM Models for Land Management and Land/Eecosystem Rehabilitation in Support of the Green Economy and Resilient Livelihoods Through Capacity Building, Improved Governance and Financial Incentives Demonstrated in the Karoo, Eastern Cape and Olifants Landscapes.

Financial mechanism
GEF
Date of approval
Status
Project approved
URL
https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/5327
Countries
South Africa
Managing organisations
Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Agricultural Research Council – Institute for Soil, Climate and Water (ARC-ISCW)
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)
Development Bank o
Implementing organisations
UNDP
Project ID
5327
GEF project type
Full size
GEF project phase
GEF - 5
GEF Cofinancing
$40.521.790
GEF project grant
$4.237.900
Executing Agencies
Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR); Agricultural Research Council – Institute for Soil, Climate and Water (ARC-ISCW); Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF); Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA Drylands Fund); Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT); University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN); Rhodes University (RU)