Working on Wetlands: developing local partnership for integrated catchment management

Integrated management of catchments is one of the cornerstones of the C.A.P.E. strategy. Catchments play an integrative role in the landscape, as upstream use impacts on all downstream users. Working for Wetlands makes an essential contribution towards this objective by helping rehabilitate the wetlands which keep the catchments functioning. Its approach includes the use of wetland rehabilitation as a vehicle for poverty alleviation. Their stated goal is that: “Working for Wetlands champions the protection, rehabilitation and sustainable use of South Africa’s wetlands through co-operative governance and partnerships.” The Working on Wetlands initiative is one of the most concrete examples of the tremendous potential that the C.A.P.E. partners can harness when working together.