South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)

SANBI was established in terms of the National EnvironmentalManagement: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)

Transfer payment

The mandate of SANBI is to play a leading role in South Africa’s national commitment to biodiversity management. In partnership with the Department of Environmental Affairs and the biodiversity sector, SANBI is tasked to lead the biodiversity research agenda; provide knowledge and information; give policy support and advice; manage gardens as windows to our biodiversity for leisure, enjoyment, spiritual upliftment and education; and engage in ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation programmes and best-practice models to manage biodiversity better.

iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority

iSimangaliso Wetland Park (“Park”) wasinscribed as South Africa’s first world heritage site in December 1999 as an area of exceptional and outstanding universal heritage significance

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The iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority in recognition of its exceptional natural beauty and unique global values, is responsible for managing the affairs of the Park. The 332 000hectare Park contains three major lake systems, eight interlinking   ecosystems, 700 year old fishing traditions, most of South Africa’s remaining swamp forests, Africa’s largest estuarine system, 526 bird species and 25 000 year-old coastal dunes – among the highest in the world. iSimangaliso also contains four wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.

South African WeatherService(SAWS)

SAWS was established in terms of the South African Weather Service Act, 2001 (Act No. 8 of 2001)

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The mandate of SAWS is to provide useful and innovative weather, climate and related products and services for all South African and the African Continent through the following:

• Enhancing observational data and communications networks;
• Effectively developing and managing talent within the sector;
• Enhancing collaborative partnerships and effectively disseminating weather services products to the users;
• Utilising cutting edge technology to convert data into meaningful products and services for risk mitigation;
• Advancing the science of meteorology, research and relevant applications; Enhancing fiscal discipline and resource mobilisation to ensure sustainability.

South African National Parks (SANParks)

SANParks was established in terms of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)

Transfer payment

The mandate of SANParks is to oversee the conservation of South Africa’s biodiversity, landscapes and associated heritage assets through a system of national parks. The core areas which provide a fundamental basis of the SANParks’ mandate are; conservation
management through the national parks system, constituencybuilding and people focusedeco-tourism management.

Marine Living Resources Fund (MLRF)

None

Marine Living Resources
act 18/1998

Grant funding

Deals with long-term sustainable utilisation of marine living resources and regulate the Fisheries industry.