G20_National Biodiversity Strategic Plan.indd

This briefing by WWF South Africa advocates for an ambitious, people-centred approach to South Africa's third National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan (NBSAP) for 2025-2035, specifically targeting the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) goal of conserving 30% of land, waters, and seas.

• South Africa is developing its third National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan (NBSAP) for the period 2025 to 2035, with a primary focus on contributing to Target 3 of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which aims to conserve 30% of land, waters, and seas.
• The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) reports that the current baseline for terrestrial protected and conserved areas in South Africa is approximately 20.6 million hectares, representing nearly 17% of the country's land surface.
• A coalition of NGOs has identified collective contributions of 13.58 million hectares through secured and planned funding totaling R5.38 billion. This includes 5.4 million hectares from existing funded projects and 8.17 million hectares from planned projects.
• Based on a whole-of-society approach, the document proposes that South Africa commit to an NBSAP target of adding 16 million hectares to its conserved areas, reaching a total of 36.6 million hectares (30%) by 2035, including at least 4.5 million hectares of formally protected areas.
• Over the last 20 years, biodiversity stewardship mechanisms have been used to create more than 95% of all new protected areas, totaling some 2.5 million hectares, by incentivising private and communal landowners.

APA

WWF South Africa (n.d.). G20_National Biodiversity Strategic Plan.indd. https://wwfafrica.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/g20_national-biodiversity-strategic-plan_digital-new.pdf

Chicago

WWF South Africa. G20_National Biodiversity Strategic Plan.indd. n.d. https://wwfafrica.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/g20_national-biodiversity-strategic-plan_digital-new.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfsouthafricandg20national, author = {{WWF South Africa}}, title = {{G20\_National Biodiversity Strategic Plan.indd}}, institution = {WWF South Africa}, url = {https://wwfafrica.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/g20_national-biodiversity-strategic-plan_digital-new.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }