Improving Management Effectiveness of the Protected Area Network

This report describes the declaration of the Maloti Thaba Tsa Metsi Protected Environment (MTTMPE) in the grassland area of the Eastern Cape at the border of Lesotho. It narrates the development of the Protected Area Management Plan under the auspices of the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA).

This document describes how the GEF-5 PA Project integrated gender mainstreaming and how it developed from gender blind towards considering gender an integral part of its work.

This publication provides an account of how the Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) has been applied by the protected area management agencies in the GEF-5 PA Project and how the METT-SA version has been further adapted to suit the local situation.

This report describes the academic contribution of three students involved in the GEF-5 PA Project.

This report describes the experience of adaptive management in SANParks and Cape Nature during the GEF-5 PA Project.

This report describes the governance journey of youth ambassadors leading the way for an inclusive economy adjacent to the Kruger National Park.

This publication describes the interactions of Umoya, the windfarm at the West Coast National Park, with Biosphere and the arrangements with private protected areas as part of the offset agreements.

This report documents the cooperation between South Africa and Uruguay and their efforts for improved protected area management.

This case study shares how CapeNature adapted the conservation standards from laying the foundation to planning from socio-economic outcomes and envisioning an implementation framework over a 10-year period.

This document describes the declaration process in the Mountain Zebra Camdeboo Protected Environment with its success and challenges.

This publication shows the opportunity for conservation agencies to partner with the agricultural sector to benefit private landowners for the purpose of conservation.

In 2020, SANParks initiated a review of the inter-related Park Management Planning (PMP) processes both in terms of their operational utility and rigour. This internal report from SANParks Scientific Services describes the review process and shares progress, shortcomings and proposed solutions.

This report features ten enterprises who turned their eco-inclusive business ideas into positive impact as part of the Land Claimant Communities in Protected Areas of South Africa (LACOMPSA) SMME Support and Supplier Development Programme.

This workbook is a result of the Land Claimant Communities in Protected Areas of South Africa (LACOMPSA) SMME Support and Supplier Development Programme. The practical workbook served selected enterprises in turning their idea into a viable business and also be part of the tourism value chain and wildlife industries within the Kruger National Park.

This workbook is a result of the Land Claimant Communities in Protected Areas of South Africa (LACOMPSA) SMME Support and Supplier Development Programme. The practical workbook supports and guides small, medium, and micro enterprises among land claimants to respond to opportunities in the tourism value chain as well as learn from other successful entrepreneurs for copying and adapting their models.

This video showcases the innovative approach SANParks has adopted through partnerships to address challenges faced by the Cape Floral Region, one of South Africa’s biodiversity hotspots.

This video shows patch-mosaic burning as a practical alternative for burning programmes in conservation areas if applied under specific conditions. It requires less staff, reduces fire risk, burns under lower risk conditions, is aesthetically more pleasing, and reduces the need for annual firebreaks and tracers on repetitive strips. https://youtu.be/ctl0SxxITFk

This video is a participatory film with a group of young Rhino Ambassadors and Environmental Monitors working in the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region. The story explains the work they do in an attempt to create awareness to the Rhino which faces extinction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLy0Zbz9VZU

This video is a participatory film with the K2C Environmental Monitors programme. The story explains the huge challenge of unregulated sand mining in the Kruger 2 Canyons (K2C) Biosphere Region, a UNESCO listed world conservation and heritage site. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC7nx9Dv_6o

Kruger National Park - Park Management Plan for the period 2018 - 2028

Mountain Zebra-Camdeboo Protected Environment - Protected Environment Management Plan for the period 2017 - 2022

The Richersveld National Park - Park Management Plan for the period 2018 - 2028

Dassen Coastal Complex - Protected Area Management Plan for the period 2019 - 2029

This 2-page brochure provides information on the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region (K2C), a biosphere reserve ratified by UNESCO and the K2C Non-Profit Company.

This 2-page brochure explains the restoration project implemented by the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region NPC (K2C) and the Association for Water and Rural Development (AWARD).

This publication provides guidelines for patch mosaic burning in landscapes with an emphasis on high altitude grasslands.

The Greater Kruger Socio-Economic Impact (GKSEI) annual report is the first of its kind for the Greater Kruger Protected Area (GKPA) network. It communicates their collective contribution as a conservation sector to constantly transform and improve the livelihoods and society in the Greater Kruger landscape.

This toolkit provides a summary of guidelines, protocols and standard operating procedures to assist the protected areas in standardising their approaches to common management issues and decision-making. It has been developed in support of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA) Cooperative Agreement.

The Greater Kruger Strategic Development Programme (GKSDP) aims to use conservation as a catalyst for inclusive rural economic development. This document for decision-makers sets out to broadly outline the GKSDP and provide an overview of its key elements.

The project document (ProDoc) provides the rationale of the GEF-5 PA Project. It explains the background, context and purpose of the project as well as the envisioned outcomes and outputs.

In 2018, the GEF-5 PA Project conducted a participatory gender analysis. The aim of the analysis was to ensure that gender considerations are fully mainstreamed into all relevant components of the project document.