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Fund · Greening & Environment

Jobs for Nature

Pays for environmental work that creates jobs across South Africa: clearing invasive plants, cleaning and greening public spaces, waste collection and recycling, tree planting, land rehabilitation and river care.

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What the fund pays for

  • Alien plant clearing
  • River health and water quality monitoring
  • Sewage and pollution reporting
  • Water leak reporting
  • Springs and wetlands
  • Solid waste clearing and recycling
  • Tree planting, green spaces and land rehabilitation
  • Fire protection
  • Grazing and rangeland management

Sources: CSS, Jobs for Nature Financing Options report (final); CSS, Financing Options Workshop deck

Where it works

1,555 greening and environment sites in 9 provinces, run by 26 of the fund's 29 partners. A project's sites count for this fund only where the site's theme is Greening & Environment.

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  • Greening sites, sized by count. Nearby sites group together until you zoom in
  • Strategic water source area
  • KwaZulu-Natal531
  • Eastern Cape310
  • Northern Cape147
  • Limpopo136
  • Western Cape135
  • Gauteng128
  • Mpumalanga113
  • North West46
  • Free State9

Site locations are approximate, based on addresses.

Layers: DWS quaternary catchments (CSIR ArcGIS) · SANBI Strategic Water Source Areas 2017 · both queried 7 Oct 2026 · Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors, greyscale · Catchments without a local name show the DWS tertiary code and water management area

Funding routes

  • GrantAvailable now
  • Technical assistance grantAvailable now
  • Catchment stewardship paymentAvailable now
  • Corporate social investment (CSI / socio-economic development)Available now
  • Outcome paymentLater

Evidence standard

Sites and activities reported by the partner; people numbers from payroll. Independent verification planned, not yet in place.

How money is allocated

Fund manager allocates

The fund manager allocates money across eligible projects under the fund's published rules. In this demo, money is split equally.

Projects in this fund

31,782 people worked at these partners' greening sites, counted from payroll. People are counted within each partner. Only DUCT's data has been reviewed line by line; the other 28 partners show automated extracts.

Showing all 29 projects

  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Conservation South Africa

    Conservation South Africa: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    211 of 211
    People at them
    2,648 of 2,648
    Where
    Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reported

    Duzi-uMngeni Conservation Trust (DUCT)

    DUCT EnviroChamps / Learn-Work-Earn

    Greening sites
    171 of 196
    People at them
    2,240 of 2,578
    Where
    KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. DUCT has not costed its non-wage work (see readiness: costs).
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Avo Vision (Pty) Ltd

    Avo Vision (Pty) Ltd: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    150 of 480
    People at them
    1,710 of 3,386
    Where
    Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Western Cape
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    African Conservation Trust

    African Conservation Trust: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    135 of 420
    People at them
    1,931 of 7,033
    Where
    KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Western Cape
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    WEFEED SA NPC

    WEFEED SA NPC: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    131 of 185
    People at them
    2,509 of 2,971
    Where
    KwaZulu-Natal
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    The Impact Catalyst

    The Impact Catalyst: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    114 of 145
    People at them
    2,153 of 2,588
    Where
    Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Brownie Points (Pty) Ltd

    Brownie Points (Pty) Ltd: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    86 of 218
    People at them
    3,185 of 4,270
    Where
    Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    National Arts Festival

    National Arts Festival: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    64 of 179
    People at them
    2,465 of 5,566
    Where
    Eastern Cape
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Thembalethu Development

    Thembalethu Development: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    63 of 850
    People at them
    797 of 6,614
    Where
    Gauteng, Western Cape
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Afrika Tikkun Services

    Afrika Tikkun Services: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    47 of 733
    People at them
    567 of 3,456
    Where
    Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Solidaridad Network SA Trust

    Solidaridad Network SA Trust: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    41 of 242
    People at them
    1,537 of 5,893
    Where
    Gauteng, North West
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Humansdorp Co-op

    Humansdorp Co-op: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    35 of 325
    People at them
    398 of 2,505
    Where
    Eastern Cape
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    PlanAct

    PlanAct: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    34 of 118
    People at them
    913 of 2,463
    Where
    Gauteng, Mpumalanga
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    StellCARE

    StellCARE: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    31 of 124
    People at them
    2,156 of 3,524
    Where
    Western Cape
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Africa!Ignite

    Africa!Ignite: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    30 of 127
    People at them
    557 of 1,908
    Where
    Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Goedgedacht Trust Consortium

    Goedgedacht Trust Consortium: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    30 of 288
    People at them
    1,152 of 6,951
    Where
    Northern Cape, Western Cape
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Greater Stellenbosch Trust

    Greater Stellenbosch Trust: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    27 of 516
    People at them
    200 of 3,402
    Where
    Eastern Cape, Western Cape
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Yami Mine Solutions (Pty) Ltd

    Yami Mine Solutions (Pty) Ltd: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    27 of 71
    People at them
    511 of 1,070
    Where
    KwaZulu-Natal
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Mineworkers Development Agency

    Mineworkers Development Agency: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    26 of 102
    People at them
    1,102 of 3,290
    Where
    North West
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading NPC

    Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading NPC: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    23 of 506
    People at them
    818 of 2,738
    Where
    Western Cape
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Seriti Institute NPC

    Seriti Institute NPC: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    19 of 361
    People at them
    629 of 11,219
    Where
    Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Siyakholwa Development Foundation

    Siyakholwa Development Foundation: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    17 of 923
    People at them
    244 of 4,058
    Where
    Eastern Cape
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    The Johannesburg Inner City Partnership (JICP)

    The Johannesburg Inner City Partnership (JICP): greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    17 of 187
    People at them
    600 of 4,280
    Where
    Gauteng
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Bulungula Incubator

    Bulungula Incubator: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    16 of 35
    People at them
    637 of 1,190
    Where
    Eastern Cape
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Small Projects Foundation

    Small Projects Foundation: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    6 of 432
    People at them
    119 of 6,678
    Where
    Eastern Cape
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    The Learning Trust

    The Learning Trust: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    4 of 4,303
    People at them
    4 of 12,577
    Where
    Eastern Cape
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Community Organisation Resource Centre (CORC)

    Community Organisation Resource Centre (CORC): greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    0 of 185
    People at them
    0 of 4,941
    Where
    No greening sites on record
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    INMED South Africa

    INMED South Africa: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    0 of 91
    People at them
    0 of 2,027
    Where
    No greening sites on record
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile
  • Partner-reportedAutomated extract, not yet reviewed

    Siyavuna Abalimi Development Centre

    Siyavuna Abalimi Development Centre: greening and environment work

    Greening sites
    0 of 139
    People at them
    0 of 2,628
    Where
    No greening sites on record
    Reaches
    Young people (under 35), Women
    Unfunded need
    Not stated yet. The partner has not costed this work.
    See the profile

Funds may not pay for wages the partner's main employment programme already funds.

Sources

  • CSS, Jobs for Nature Financing Options report (final) · 30 Sep 2026, circulated 2 Oct 2026
  • CSS, Financing Options Workshop deck · 4 Sep 2026
  • Programme payroll records · Export dated 28 Sep 2026. Totals only; no personal data shown.
  • DWS quaternary catchments · Via CSIR ArcGIS service, queried 7 Oct 2026
  • Strategic Water Source Areas (2017) · SANBI BGIS, queried 7 Oct 2026