Strategic Direction 5:
Reinforce and sustain the conservation gains achieved as a result of the initial 5-year CEPF investment in this region
Improving Project Development and Implementation through Support to New Entrants to Conservation and Community-Based Organizations in the Cape Floristic RegionAddress the lack of project development skills among community-based organizations and new entrants into conservation in the Cape Floristic Region by establishing three project development hubs in selected mega-reserves. Provide capacity building support for micro-grant recipients, and links to established local partners and experienced project developers and managers.
Building Capacity in Conservation Implementing Agencies in the Cape Floristic RegionBuild on the gains of the C.A.P.E. Capacity Development Program by facilitating capacity development within relevant local government institutions and ensuring a more effective transition of graduates into the workplace and mentoring of interns/subordinates. Improve the understanding of the impact of capacity development interventions.
Baviaanskloof Mega-reserve Consolidation Project Consolidate and strengthen implementation activities in three focal areas of the Baviaanskloof Mega-reserve: the Biodiversity and Citrus Initiative; stakeholder engagement; and protected area management. Support and mentor Eastern Cape Parks Board staff to take the lead in all aspects of Baviaanskloof Mega-reserve operations and management.
Consolidate and Strengthen Cape Nature's Corridor NetworkWithin CapeNature and partner organizations, develop institutional capacity to address and strengthen corridor, biosphere and World Heritage Site planning and implementation. Strengthen stewardship negotiation and site-maintenance via best practice operational procedures and ensure effective implementation and sustainability of the Cederberg and Gouritz corridors and stewardship sites through improved capacity and performance.
Cape Floristic Region: Communicating ConservationInfluence and improve awareness among opinion leaders whose actions affect conservation efforts across the region through a series of "decision-maker trails" to be conducted in selected high-biodiversity areas in the hotspot. Facilitate broad support for conservation at government and community leadership levels to secure conservation gains made during CEPF's first five years of investment.
Consolidation of CAPE Conservation Gains: Engaging Agricultural Industries in South Africa Sustain and consolidate the early successes achieved by CEPF in sector-based projects. Address the threats that selected industry pose to the region's biodiversity and develop models and case studies that other industries and partners can learn from. Support existing biodiversity and agricultural initiatives in the region to ensure sustainability of conservation gains, and promote biodiversity-friendly food production and sustainable natural resource harvesting practices.
Consolidation of Conservation Gains: Engaging the Business Sector in South AfricaSustain and consolidate the early successes achieved by CEPF in sector-based projects. Address the threats that selected industry pose to the region's biodiversity and develop models and case studies that other industries and partners can learn from. Stimulate growth in sales of biodiversity-friendly products from committed retailers and create a more informed consumer base.
Support the Sharing of Lessons Learned Across and Beyond Corridors within the Cape Floristic RegionEnsure lessons learned within the Cape Floristic Region through the initial CEPF investment are shared across the Cape Action for People and the Environment (C.A.P.E.) partnership and built upon. The project will use learning exchanges, learning events, knowledge exchange, publications and the C.A.P.E. Partners' Conference to share lessons. A series of case studies also will be produced to capture lessons and feed them into the C.A.P.E. monitoring and evaluation framework.
Sustaining the Gains of the Business Plan of the Cape West Coast Biosphere ReserveSecure conservation gains made in the Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve and ensure that they are consolidated and managed through cooperative partnerships with major stakeholders, potential partners and government institutions, as well as with funding and civil society organizations that are active within the area. Implement a financial sustainability model and share lessons with other landscape initiatives and C.A.P.E. partners.