Priority Areas

An assessment of conservation priorities in the grasslands identified broad biodiversity priority areas (36,7% of the biome) that are located across this large biome. These show what needs to be conserved to ensure sufficient representation of biodiversity patterns and processes.

Because the biodiversity of greatest importance is largely found on private commercial, communal lands and in pockets within urban centres, it is not feasible to create large protected areas and other strategies are needed. An alternative approach is to work with landowners and producers to enable them to become stewards of their rich biodiversity.