Municipal Programme: Biodiversity as Service Delivery

 What we do

• Support the integration of biodiversity into land use planning and management
• Unlock biodiversity based socio-economic development
• Assist in developing of ecosystem based strategies for climate change adaptation and disaster risk management
• Develop policies and tools

Where we work

We work in priority areas identified through SANBI’s bioregional programmes:

• Fynbos
• Succulent Karoo
• Grasslands
• Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany

Reason for our programme

Biodiversity most tangibly makes its contribution to human well being at the local level:

• ecological infrastructure provides water and climate regulation services to human settlements
• provides food, fibre, fuel, medicines, grazing
• cultural services support social cohesion.
• local government decision-makers impact directly in this process.

What we have achieved to date

• We trained and mentored municipal officials to use systematic conservation planning maps in land use planning and management.
• We developed a practice for integrating biodiversity management and socio-economic development at municipal nature reserves.
• We documented it and trained urban nature conservators.

Who we are

Staff

Municipal Co-ordinator: Tanya Layne
Environmental Assessment and Land Use Manager: Jeffrey Manuel
Municipal Programme Officer: Lucinda Cedras
Biodiversity Planners: Fahiema Daniels, Tsamaelo Malebu
Administration: Dulcinea Paulse, Ba Anetse Lesoana
Members of the Bioregional and Policy Programmes
(1) Bioregional: Andile, Siya, Budu, Abe, Lubabalo;
(2) Policy: Mandy D, Tracey

Partners

Many stakeholders contribute to the success of the Municipal Programme. These include government departments, non-governmental organizations, managed network partners, donors, civil society organizations, international organizations and others.

The following are some of the key institutional stakeholders:

• Department of Environmental Affairs
• Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
• ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
• South Africa Local Government Association
• South African Cities Network
• Development Bank of Southern Africa
• Municipalities

How to contact us

Office Tel: +27 21 799 8682

Staff Email contacts:

Tanya Layne
Jeffrey Manuel
Fahiema Daniels
Tsamaelo Malebu
Dulcinea Paulse
Ba Anetse Lesaoana