A World Bank report analyzes two decades of South Africa's Biodiversity Stewardship program, which was launched in the early 2000s to address threats to the country's biodiversity. The program involves voluntary agreements with private and communal landowners to secure priority areas. It has become South Africa's primary mechanism for expanding protected areas, delivering ecological, economic, and social results. The report highlights the program's effectiveness amid declining government budgets and competing socio-economic priorities.
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