03 DECEMBER 2020

BIODIVERSITY STEWARDSHIP (09:00–10:45) 

THEME: Community conservation: enabling the biodiversity economy and key insights from the Land Reform and

Biodiversity Stewardship Initiative (LRBSI) Strategic Review

SESSION OVERVIEW:

Biodiversity stewardship is more than a protected area expansion tool, it has the potential to support a number of environmental and development outcomes. Most importantly, the environmental sector is seeking ways to ensure that the many benefits of biodiversity are safeguarded and sustainably utilised. This session will focus on how biodiversity stewardship can enable the biodiversity economy and rural development, share the key insights from our work with communities to inform the work of the LRBSI going forward, and highlight the work being done to unlock finances for biodiversity stewardship work with communities.

Session 3 resources:

• Biodiversity Stewardship guidelines
• 37 C Tax incentives factsheet
• 37 D Tax incentive factsheet
• Biodiversity Stewardship for Communities
• Biodiversity Stewardship Business Case

Herewith presentations, short film and recordings for this session:

• Reflections on the LRBSI Strategic Review by Ms Natasha Wilson and Ms Mpho Gumula
• The biodiversity stewardship value proposition in support of the biodiversity economy by Ms Phindile Langazane
• Short film on ‘Communities protecting their land for the future: the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve’
• Session 3, 4 and 5 recording

Go to Session 4