The North Eastern Cape Grasslands Protected Area

Through funding that it has received from the WWF Nedbank Green Trust, Conservation Outcomes is assisting SANParks and WWF-SA in the planning and development of a new national park in the Rhodes region of the Eastern Cape. The national park will contribute towards the protection of South Africa’s Grassland Biome, which is under-represented in the protected area system. It will protect priority vegetation types and a number of threatened, rare and endemic species as well as a significant Strategic Water Source Area, which is essential for the provision of water in the region. Conservation Outcomes is providing technical expertise and support in the planning and establishment of the new protected area.