Creating Sustainable Finance for Landscapes

This fact sheet describes several 'Finance Solution Incubators' designed to unlock sustainable financial mechanisms for conservation landscapes in South Africa, covering tax incentives, biodiversity offsets, carbon payments, municipal property rates, and debt instruments.

• An incubator focused on biodiversity conservation sought to unlock section 37C(1) of the South African Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962 (ITA) for the management of threatened species and habitats. This initiative is estimated to introduce additional finance increasing from approximately $100,000 (R1.4 million) per annum in 2022 to $193,000 (R2.7 million) in 2030 and $265,000 (R3.7 million) in 2040. The incubator is concluded and is being tested via a Pilot Project in the Lion and Rhino Community of Practice.
• The Biodiversity Offsets Finance Mechanisms incubator investigated financial flows for landscape conservation in South Africa. It resulted in a pilot project led by Webber Wentzel and Wilderness Foundation Africa (WFA) for the private sector, and a 'Conservation Banking' study led by SANParks and WFA. Estimated land purchase and management costs for offsets are projected to rise from $786,000 (R11 million) in 2025 to $1,143,000 (R16 million) in 2030 and $1,930,000 (R27 million) in 2040.

APA

WWF South Africa (n.d.). Creating Sustainable Finance for Landscapes. https://wwfafrica.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/coalition_finance_solution_incubators_q3_2021.pdf

Chicago

WWF South Africa. Creating Sustainable Finance for Landscapes. n.d. https://wwfafrica.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/coalition_finance_solution_incubators_q3_2021.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfsouthafricandcreating, author = {{WWF South Africa}}, title = {{Creating Sustainable Finance for Landscapes}}, institution = {WWF South Africa}, url = {https://wwfafrica.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/coalition_finance_solution_incubators_q3_2021.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }