Conservation Outcomes

Conservation Outcomes is a non-profit organisation based in South Africa that works to secure critical biodiversity while supporting rural development across southern Africa. Its central premise is that conservation can be a viable land-use option and a driver of inclusive economic growth, particularly in historically underserved rural areas. Rather than focusing on traditional state-run reserves, the organisation works alongside private and communal landowners, communities, and government entities to create and manage protected areas outside the conventional state system. The organisation's work is organised around three broad service areas. The first is protected area management, which covers site design, planning and formal declaration, biodiversity stewardship agreements, protected area management plans, operational planning and implementation, legal and governance structures, and monitoring and evaluation using tools such as the IUCN METT. The second is biodiversity-based economy support, helping landowners and communities generate sustainable income from their land through activities such as ecological restoration, ethical hunting and game meat production, sustainable livestock grazing and regenerative agriculture, eco-tourism and tourism planning, fire and alien species management, and the development of ecosystem goods and services. The third is ecological management support, providing tailored ecological advice including grazing and biodiversity monitoring, rangeland assessments, GIS and mapping services, and certification audits for beef and game meat. Conservation Outcomes also engages in biodiversity offsets, a conservation strategy designed to compensate for the loss of biodiversity resulting from development or land-use changes. The aim is to achieve no net loss, or a net gain, of biodiversity by ensuring that environmental impacts caused by a project are counterbalanced by activities that improve biodiversity elsewhere. The organisation is involved in offsets as a mechanism to secure further protected areas and ensure their sustainable management, and it lists a range of current offset projects across South African provinces, including mining, wind and solar energy, housing, and institutional developments. Collaboration is central to the organisation's approach. It partners with communities, government entities, corporations, and other NGOs to develop innovative solutions for rural development through conservation. Its stated strategic objectives include sustainably conserving critically important biodiversity and ecological processes, equipping land managers with tools and capacity for improved conservation outcomes, alleviating poverty in rural southern Africa through conservation-driven development, and supporting rural development and land reform efforts by creating viable conservation-based land use models. The organisation describes itself as founded to fill a critical gap in the sustainable land use sector, bringing together experts in conservation planning, ecological management, and rural development.

Conservation Outcomes is a non-profit organisation that was founded to fill a critical gap in the sustainable land use sector. It brings together a team of experts in conservation planning, ecological management, and rural development to support landowners who want to pursue conservation as a viable land-use option. The organisation operates in southern Africa, with a focus on South Africa, and works with private and communal landowners, communities, government entities, corporations, and other NGOs. Its mission is rooted in the belief that conservation can drive inclusive economic growth, especially in historically underserved rural areas. The organisation's vision is to establish biodiversity-based economic ventures on private and communally-owned conservation and protected areas in an effort to secure critical biodiversity and contribute to meaningful rural economic development. Its strategic objectives include sustainably conserving critically important biodiversity and ecological processes, equipping land managers with tools and capacity for improved conservation outcomes, alleviating poverty in rural southern Africa through conservation-driven development, and supporting rural development and land reform efforts by creating viable conservation-based land use models. Over time, Conservation Outcomes has developed a portfolio of projects and services. Its work includes protected area management planning, establishment, and governance of conservation areas; biodiversity-based economy support for sustainable ventures such as tourism, ethical hunting, and natural resource management; and ecological consulting for monitoring, assessments, and certification for sustainable land use. The organisation is also involved in biodiversity offsets as a mechanism to secure further protected areas and ensure their sustainable management. It has worked on offsets associated with mining, renewable energy, housing, and institutional developments across several South African provinces. Some of its latest projects include the design of the SANParks GEF-8 and GBFF Mega Living Landscapes Programme, biodiversity offsets, the GLTFCA Elephant Management Framework, and the Barberton-Makhonjwa Sustainable Conservation Finance Model. The organisation continues to partner with a range of stakeholders to develop innovative, inclusive, and scalable conservation models.

Non-profit conservation organisation supporting biodiversity stewardship and rural development outside traditional state-protected areas in southern Africa.

• Protected Area Management

  Site establishment and post-declaration support, including site design, planning, formal declaration, biodiversity stewardship agreements, management plans, operational planning, legal and governance structures, and monitoring and evaluation using tools like the IUCN METT.

• Biodiversity-Based Economy Support

  Support in developing opportunities associated with the biodiversity-based economy, including ecological restoration, ethical hunting and game meat production, sustainable livestock grazing and regenerative agriculture, eco-tourism and tourism planning, fire and alien species management, and ecosystem goods and services development.

• Ecological Consulting

  Monitoring, assessments, and certification for sustainable land use, including grazing and biodiversity monitoring, rangeland assessments, ecological management support, GIS and mapping services, and certification audits (e.g. beef and game meat).

• Biodiversity Offsets

  A conservation strategy designed to compensate for the loss of biodiversity resulting from development or land-use changes, aiming to achieve no net loss or a net gain of biodiversity.

1. 1Conservation Outcomes | Stewardship-Based Biodiversity Conservationconservation-outcomes.org
2. 2What We Do | Biodiversity Stewardship & Protected Area Supportconservation-outcomes.org
3. 3About Us | Conservation Outcomes' Mission, Vision & Teamconservation-outcomes.org
4. 4Biodiversity Offsets - Conservation Outcomesconservation-outcomes.org
5. 5Wikidatawikidata.org