WESSA Phase 1 report to HHCT_28.10.2021

• Develop monitoring systems & services to assess carbon sequestration and climate and biodiversity mitigation credits. 7.7.4 Opportunity: Other organizations are looking for a safe pair of hands, to partner with Strategies • Engage with national and provincial conservation agencies around the running of environmental education programmes in national parks on their behalf • Engage with corporates who want to improve their environmental performance and credentials, to help them do better. E.g. Sasol will spend R15bn-R25bn to transition to a low carbon future and has tripled its emission targets • Engage with international bilateral donors around environmental citizenship and good environmental governance programmes, building on WESSA’s environmental education expertise • An environmental legacy campaign should clearly spell out to supporters the how; why; what support WESSA can offer; the benefits to the bequestor; and, most importantly, what WESSA promises to do with the funds - with clear impact statements. Strategies • Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund provides grants to nongovernmental organizations and other private sector partners to protect biodiversity hotspots • Turing Foundation in the Netherlands strives to offer children and young people the kind of education that can help them structurally, encourage their independence and autonomy, and enable them to contribute to their communities. Conservation and environment are included in its thematic foci • Right Livelihood Award Foundation is to promote scientific research, education, public understanding and practical activities contributing to a global ecological balance • Africa Foundation UK works to identify, fund, build and sustain projects in four key areas: education, healthcare and clean water, Income generating activities and wildlife and environment • Caterpillar Foundation's mission is to alleviate poverty and place people on the path to prosperity. The foundation supports education, environment, and basic human needs - which help people help themselves out of poverty • Rand Water Foundation wants to advance the quality of life of communities and their surrounds; through partnerships; leading to sustainable provision and management of water, sanitation and environment, contributing towards job creation, transfer of skills and poverty eradication • Global Greengrants Fund mobilizes on-the-ground resources to fight environmental degradation, promote sustainability, and support social justice around the world • Zeitz Foundation's mission is to create and support sustainable, ecologically and socially responsible projects and destinations around the world to achieve long-lasting impact and sustainability through the holistic balance of Conservation, Community, Culture and Commerce (the 4Cs) in privately managed areas • Keep an eye on the initiation of a pan-African conservation trust fund to be launched in Rwanda in 2022 and ‘get in there’ 7.7.5 Opportunity: Global funds are available

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