By Masego Malokwane, PR officer from the Department of Wildlife & National Parks, Botswana Botswana teems with abundant wildlife, which draws flocks of tourists. With nearly 40 percent of our land devoted to national parks, biodiversity is a national treasure. Communities throughout the country rely...Read more

The BIOFIN South Africa hosted a Wildlife Ranches and Conservation Landscapes - Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECM) and Conservancies frameworks workshop from the 14th to the 18th of February in Alexandria, Gqeberha- Eastern Cape with a number of key stakeholders in the public se...Read more

On the 29 th November 2021 BIOFIN South Africa Country Office convened a webinar titled “The role of tax incentives in enhancing the biodiversity economy of South Africa ”. The primary purpose of the webinar was to examine and provide constructive guidance on the role of tax incentives in enhancing...Read more

Mapping Hope: Putting Nature at the Heart of Development Planning Transforming towards nature-positive development in South Africa Authors : Nokutula Mhene, UNDP South Africa Country Office - picture Greer Hawley, Knowledge Management Expert - Mapping Nature for People and Planet project - picture C...Read more

The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to ensure that the use of protected areas in developing PPPs is consistent with the principles of biological...Read more