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Thukela Marine Protected Area
Grantee Name: 
Zinkwazi Beach Residents and Ratepayers Association
HOTSPOT
Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$50,000
DATES
Mar 2014
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Jun 2015
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CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$50,000
DATES
Mar 2014
-
Jun 2015

Formally participate with government stakeholders as the representative of civil society in the creation of the Tugela Marine Protected Area (MPA). Creation of the MPA, which is expected to be one of the largest in South Africa, will take several years. Organize and lead a formal civil society forum that provides input to the government agency task force that creates the MPA, and coordinate civil society engagement and outreach about the MPA.

Strategic Direction: 2 Expand conservation areas and improve land use in 19 key biodiversity areas through innovative approaches