CEPF's investment in the Cape Floristic Region Biodiversity Hotspot was guided by the following strategic directions as outlined in the ecosystem profile.
- Support civil society involvement in the establishment of protected areas and management plans in biodiversity corridors.
- 1.1 Through civil society efforts identify and design innovative mechanisms and strategies for conservation of private, corporate or communal landholdings within biodiversity corridors.
- 1.2 Support private sector and local community participation in the development and implementation of management plans for biodiversity corridors.
- 1.3 Especially within the Gouritz and Cederberg corridors, identify priority landholdings requiring immediate conservation action.
- 1.1 Through civil society efforts identify and design innovative mechanisms and strategies for conservation of private, corporate or communal landholdings within biodiversity corridors.
- Promote innovative private sector and community involvement in conservation in landscapes surrounding biodiversity corridors.
- 2.1 Promote civil society efforts to establish and support biodiversity-based businesses among disadvantaged groups, in particular in areas surrounding the Gouritz and Baviaanskloof corridors.
- 2.2 Implement best practices within industries affecting biodiversity (e.g., the wine and flower industries).
- 2.1 Promote civil society efforts to establish and support biodiversity-based businesses among disadvantaged groups, in particular in areas surrounding the Gouritz and Baviaanskloof corridors.
- Support civil society efforts to create an institutional environment that enables effective conservation action.
- 3.1 Support civil society efforts to consolidate data to support appropriate land use and policy decisions.
- 3.2 Support civil society initiatives to integrate biodiversity concerns into policy and local government procedures in priority municipalities.
- 3.3 Improve coordination among institutions involved in conservation of biodiversity corridors through targeted civil society interventions.
- 3.1 Support civil society efforts to consolidate data to support appropriate land use and policy decisions.
- Establish a small grants fund to build capacity among institutions and individuals working on conservation.
- 4.1 Support internships and training programs to raise capacity for conservation, particularly targeting previously disadvantaged groups.
- 4.2 Support initiatives to increase technical capacity of organizations involved in conservation, particularly in relation to the priority geographic areas.
- 4.1 Support internships and training programs to raise capacity for conservation, particularly targeting previously disadvantaged groups.
- Reinforce and sustain the conservation gains achieved as a result of the initial 5-year CEPF investment in this region.
- 5.1 Consolidate and strengthen implementation efforts for corridor conservation.
- 5.2 Improve project development and implementation through support to grassroots communities.
- 5.3 Support the sharing of lessons learned across and beyond corridors.
- 5.4 Engage with the business sector.
- 5.5 Develop capacity in implementing agencies.
- 5.6 Secure support from government.
- 5.1 Consolidate and strengthen implementation efforts for corridor conservation.
Read more about CEPF's strategy in the hotspot in our ecosystem profile (PDF - 1.3 MB).