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    South Africa to Invest in Biodiversity, Promote Rural Development and Conservation

    Posted On 25 Jul 2021
    By : New Africa Business News, Staff Correspondent
    Comments: 12

    By Richard Adorsu-

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    NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Accra, Ghana- South Africa is stepping up investment for its wildlife and biodiversity sectors from a grant of $8.9 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

    The Catalyzing Financing and Capacity for the Biodiversity Economy Around Protected Areas Project aims to enhance South Africa’s stewardship of its rich biodiversity and expand the benefits of protected areas for local communities. It will also help address high unemployment and limited livelihoods options in and around protected areas as well as inequality in rural economies.

    The project supports South Africa’s efforts to foster the unrealized potential of its wildlife and biodiversity sectors as drivers for economic growth, including through expanding conservation areas and mitigating threats to protected areas and conservation objectives.

    It puts into action South Africa’s biodiversity economy node concept, which identifies certain areas within the country as containing both high-value biodiversity and opportunities for economic development. The project will target activities in three biodiversity economy nodes: (i) the Greater Addo to Amathole node in the Eastern Cape Province, (ii) the Greater KrugerLimpopo node in Limpopo Province, and (iii) the Greater-iSimangaliso node in KwaZulu-Natal Province.

    “The biodiversity economy is central to South Africa’s tourism industry and building the resilience of communities to climate change. Empowering communities to invest in the biodiversity economy will create jobs, promote biodiversity stewardship and stimulate rural development in a climate-smart way,” said Marie Françoise Marie Nelly, World Bank Country Director for South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, and Namibia.

    Project activities include providing training, mentorship, and capital to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs); expanding the area of land under protected status through South Africa’s land stewardship program; and facilitating knowledge exchange to support expansion of the biodiversity economy across the country based on lessons learned from the three nodes.

    The project is aligned with South Africa’s National Development Plan 2030 and its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2015-2025, both of which identify the wildlife economy as an important sector for job creation and economic growth. It also supports South Africa’s climate change objectives and Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Climate Agreement. The project’s focus on inclusive job creation and economic growth through the development of MSMEs, integrated value chains, and entrepreneurship is also fully aligned with a draft World Bank Group Country Partnership Framework for South Africa.

     

     

    For New Africa Business News Richard Adorsu Reports,  Africa Correspondent

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    12 Comments

    1. Luan July 25, 2021 at 2:38 am Reply

      Biodiversification is very important for our Continent’s economic. Very good report Richard. Luanda Angola. Luan

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    2. Philip July 25, 2021 at 2:40 am Reply

      Richard great report and thank you. Lusaka in Zambia. Philip

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    3. Obi July 25, 2021 at 2:43 am Reply

      Thank you for the report. Biodiversity is always extremely important. Let’s do it. Abuja Nigeria. Obi

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    4. Vann July 25, 2021 at 2:45 am Reply

      Journalist Adorsu very good report. Vann in Berlin, Germany

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    5. Felix July 25, 2021 at 2:57 am Reply

      Wildlife economy is an important sector of our great Continent’s economic. Let’s do it. Felix in Bissau Guinea Bissau

    6. Joseph July 25, 2021 at 3:00 am Reply

      Love your weekend newsletters. Great journalistic work. Kampala Uganda. Joseph

    7. Fatima July 25, 2021 at 3:03 am Reply

      Richard thank you very much, with your teams for this beautiful report. Cairo Egypt. Fatima

      • New Africa Business News, Staff Correspondent July 25, 2021 at 3:04 am Reply

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