Ecological Infrastructure
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Successfully linking the sustainable development of rural communities and their resource base with the positive aspects of what the 21st century demands and has to offer.
Categories of Interest
Ecological Infrastructure
Areas of Work
Eastern Cape
Type of Intermediary
Ecological Infrastructure
Organizational Profile
ERS is a social enterprise NGO based in Matatiele, established in 2002 by two women directors, with a focus on fostering healthy landscapes to support resilient livelihoods. ERS staff are all local and we employ between 50 and 200 local village residents in various projects from spring protection to alien plant
clearing and rangeland restoration. We work closely with corporates and WWF to support this work as part of catchment security investments through sustainable ecological value chains.
Services Provided
- Partnership building
- Impact investment management
- Social facilitation and community liaison
- Citizen science
- Mentoring youth and graduates in field
Biodiversity Experience
- Qualified, experienced socio-ecological facilitation with rural communities, linking people and landscapes.
- Basic grassland ecology, water stewardship, soil science, alien plant management, co-creation of harmonious landscape-livelihood solutions.
Current Biodiversity Projects
- Maloti Thaba Tsa Metsi protected environment
- WWF water source area partnerships
- DFFE NRM Working for Water
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