SKEPPIES Fund (SKEP Partnering In Your Environment)—A Fund for Conservation and Development in the Succulent Karoo
Grantee Name: Development Bank of Southern Africa
- Hotspot
- Succulent Karoo
- Location
- South Africa
- Amount
- $292,288
- Dates
- Feb 2007 – Sep 2009
- Keywords
- Conservation finance, Livelihoods
Building on the successful pilot phase of this initiative, provide small grants aimed at supporting integrated conservation and development projects that improve livelihoods and achieve a biodiversity conservation benefit in the Succulent Karoo Hotspot.
Strategic Direction
:
3 Retain and restore critical biodiversity in areas under greatest land-use pressure
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