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Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation in the Succulent Karoo Hotspot: Strengthening and Ensuring Sustainability of the Institutional Environment for Conservation Action through SKEP

Grantee Name: Conservation International

Hotspot
Succulent Karoo
Location
Namibia, South Africa
Amount
$271,190
Dates
Oct 2003 – Dec 2005
Keywords
Biodiversity mainstreaming, Capacity building, Conservation planning

Catalyze activities to contribute to the long-term security of conservation in the Succulent Karoo by laying the foundation for successful mainstreaming and institutionalizing of biodiversity conservation in South Africa and Namibia. Activities include integrating the Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Program (SKEP) conservation targets and strategy into institutional policymaking and land-use planning, monitoring activities at the SKEP project and program levels, and facilitating the evolution of the SKEP Coordination Unit into an independent grant-making trust. No final report available for this project.

Strategic Direction :

4 Mainstream conservation priorities into land-use planning and policy-making

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