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Unlocking Maloti Drakensburg Transfrontier Programme Resources: Expansion of Community Stewardship Areas in the Upper Mzimvubu Watershed

Grantee Name: Environmental and Rural Soultions

Hotspot
Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany
Location
South Africa
Amount
$57,644
Dates
Dec 2013 – Sep 2015
Keywords
Buffer zones, Habitat conservation and management, Livestock, Private reserves, Protected Areas, Restoration, Soil conservation, Employment, Landscape Resilience, Invasive alien species
Catalyze more than US $1 million from the Maloti Drakensburg Transfrontier Programme (MDTP) to extend stewardship activities to 100,000 hectares of the upper catchment in the upper Mzimvubu Watershed of South Africa; develop a project tracking database; and ensure the continued strengthening and consolidation of the Umzimvubu Catchment Partnership Programme.
Strategic Direction : 2 Expand conservation areas and improve land use in 19 key biodiversity areas through innovative approaches

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