There are more than 418,000 biodiversity-related jobs in South Africa and coastal tourism alone earns the country about R13.5bn per year
As the world continues to grapple with the need to reduce carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming, it is becoming clear that investing in biodiversity and putting the environment first is not a goal that is at odds with economic aims, but rather an important driver of growth.
In SA there are more than 418,000 biodiversity-related jobs that would be placed at risk if the country failed to protect natural land and marine ecosystems. This was determined by the SA National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), which also found that for each job dedicated to protecting biodiversity there were five more jobs that directly depended on using SA’s biodiversity resources.
SA must invest in biodiversity to protect 400,000 jobs
As the world continues to grapple with the need to reduce carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming, it is becoming clear that investing in biodiversity and putting the environment first is not a goal that is at odds with economic aims, but rather an important driver of growth.
In SA there are more than 418,000 biodiversity-related jobs that would be placed at risk if the country failed to protect natural land and marine ecosystems. This was determined by the SA National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), which also found that for each job dedicated to protecting biodiversity there were five more jobs that directly depended on using SA’s biodiversity resources.
SA must invest in biodiversity to protect 400,000 jobs