Vision and mission

South Africa's grasslands biome was identified in the 2004 National  Spatial Biodiversity Assessment as a biodiversity priority area in need of urgent conservation action. The Grasslands Programme is a bioregional programme designed to address the conservation priorities of South Africa's grasslands.

The vision of the Grasslands Programme is to sustain and secure the biodiversity and associated ecosystem services of the grassland biome for the benefit of current and future generations.

The mission of the Grasslands Programme is to:

• Ensure that the wise management of biodiversity contributes to sustainable development in the grasslands biome
• Ensure that production and development activities are appropriately located and managed, so that the delivery of ecosystem services is not impaired
• Mobilize and empower land users and landowners, including companies, to be effective stewards of the landscape.