Catalyzing Financing and Capacity for the Biodiversity Economy around Protected Areas

About this project

Overall Goal: To strengthen South Africa’s capacity to combat illegal wildlife trade and improve protected area landscape management for increased community benefits. This project encompasses two pillars. UNEP is the implementing partner for Pillar 1 and the World Bank (WB) is the implementing partner for Pillar 2. The two pillars are defined through the following respective objectives: ? Pillar 1 focuses on strengthening South Africa’s capacity to combat illegal wildlife trade, including through building anti-poaching capabilities, training, forensic and legal support. It will be executed by the Department Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). This includes components 1, 2 and 3 presented in the UNEP project document. ? Pillar 2 focuses on leveraging financial resources to increase investment in three target protected area (PA) landscapes in order to grow the biodiversity economy and benefits to local communities. This pillar will be executed by DEFF, SANBI and South Africa National Parks (SANParks). Components 4, 5 and 6 in this CEO ER correspond to Components 1, 2 and 3 in the WB Project Appraisal Document.

Published by

Global Environment Facility · Multilateral

Countries

South Africa

Sectors

BiodiversitySite preservation

Places

Eastern Cape, Limpopo Province, Republic of Africa, Province of KwaZulu -Natal

Funded by

Global Environment Facility

Implemented by

Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF)

Passes funds through

UNEP, World Bank

Published by Global Environment Facility to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 24 Mar 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-BRIDGE-6385676864-10341.

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