Objective of mainstreaming programme and areas of intervention

Building on existing initiatives taking place in the grasslands biome, this programme will be responsible for achieving the following objective:

To ensure that major production sectors are directly contributing to the achievement of biodiversity conservation priorities within the grasslands biome.

The programme objective will then be achieved through the following five areas of intervention:

Strengthening the enabling environment for biodiversity conservation in production landscapes
Mainstreaming grassland biodiversity conservation objectives into agriculture
Ensuring the forestry sector contributes directly to biodiversity conservation objectives in the grasslands biome
Mainstreaming grassland biodiversity management objectives into the urban economy of Gauteng
Securing biodiversity management in the coal mining sector