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Maloti Thaba Tsa Metsi Protected Area

Eastern Cape


Contact Details


Nicky McLeod | nicky@enviros.co.za
 
 

Investment Range Required


R5 Million - R20 Million

Type of Investment Required


Capital Expenditure
Infrastructure Funding
Working Capital

 

Investment Opportunity Funding Requirement Overview

 

Total Financial Investment Requirement -
R14 850 000

Short Term - R8 250 000
Medium Term - R6 600 000

 

 

Funding type for Financial Requirements

Equity, Debt, Grant

 

Non-Financial requirements

Technical services
Capacity building

Goal

To expand protected areas and strengthen their management, improve access to remote areas, including access to education; develop mechanisms to manage human-environment conflict and utilise mountain water sources in a more integrated highland-lowland interaction.

Vision

Committed to the protection of its important grasslands, wetlands, rare plant and bird species, the Maloti community collectively aspires to be a successful community-driven biodiversity conservation model and agent for socio-economic development through collaborative nature-based economic activity.

CURRENT AND CORE OPERATIONS

 

Primary Customers

Local butcheries and meat consumers, sheep farmers, retailers, wool brokers and tourists.

 

Ecological Infrastructure

 

Core Operations

  • Invasive alien plant clearing and harvesting
  • Invasive alien plant benefaction
  • Water value chain

 

Activities

Wattle tree beneficiation.
Piping infrastructure for pumping water from the higher mountain.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

 

Infrastructure Funding

 

Total Infrastructure Funding - R6 600 000

Short Term - R3 600 000

Medium Term - R3 000 000

 

Item: Water Conservation

Description: Protecting and harnessing the natural water sources in the Maluti and Drakensberg mountains (Harvesting dams, spring protection, reticulation)

Amount: R4 200 000

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Item: Paddock and Feedlot

Description: Constructing new paddocks and feedlots.

Amount: R1 800 000

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Item: Equipment

Description: Equipment required to facilitate Invasive species eradication & biomass beneficiation.

Amount: R600 000

 

Capital Funding


Total Capital Funding - R6 300 000

Short Term - R3 300 000

Medium Term - R3 000 000

 

Item: Rangeland management

Description: To manage the 6 sites farm working vehicles, equipment and protective clothing is required.

Amount: R3 000 000

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Item: Aquaculture

Description: Building ponds, stock, feed for fish and crocodile farming.

Amount: R1 500 000

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Item: Livestock farming and processing

Description: Shearing, meat, tannery.

Amount: R1 800 000

 

Working Capital

 

Total Working Capital- R1 950 000

Short Term - R1 350 000

Medium Term - R600 000

 

Item: Training, skills development, and capacity building

Description: Revolving facility funding to expand the skills of staff, management and community members involved in all facets of the business.

Amount: R1 200 000

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Item: Livestock

Description: Purchasingfeed, veterinary needs, distribution of feed and medicine

Amount: R450 000

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Item: Marketing

Description: Eco-tourism hiking trails and camping hides

Amount: R300 000

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