Founded in 2004, the Landmark Foundation strives to build the conservation economy so that Southern Africa’s rich natural landscapes are conserved.

The Landmark Foundation recognises that the intact natural landscapes of Southern Africa face major threats, mainly from irresponsible human activities.

These landscapes are now amongst our most treasured landmarks.

The threats to these places are the result of land uses that have degraded the aesthetic value of the areas and the biodiversity patterns and processes contained in them, and in most cases for short-term financial gain.

What is required is a landmark change of thinking and behaviour, whereby biodiversity and landscape conservation provide investment returns and benefits to people, which in turn creates incentives for its conservation.

The Landmark Foundation strives to build a conservation economy so that these landscapes can effectively be conserved. As an organisation, we will adhere to the highest ethical standards and will not compromise our integrity to our cause for the sake of allegiances and expediency. We will conduct our affairs without fear or favour.

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Landmark Foundation is a conservation Non-Governmental Organisation based in South Africa that implements practical, economically sound, and ecologically viable land use management approaches that ensure sustainable conservation goals at a large scale. Our implementation focus is on top trophic species conservation efforts with a special interest in leopard conservation, landscape conservation and rewilding, ecological restoration, ecological governance and human-wildlife coexistence in production landscapes.

Our focus areas include work on top trophic species conservation efforts with a special interest in leopard conservation, landscape conservation and rewilding, ecological restoration, ecological governance and human-wildlife coexistence in production landscapes.

Note: I would like to see a banner running across this page with these seven aspects each having an appropriate image across which the following is listed (see Dropbox doc):

1.     70 leopards rescues from human-wildlife conflict situations
2.     Internationally recognised peer-review science published with ongoing research.
3.     Thousands of children reached through environmental education efforts
4.     Farmer extension services are provided across three provinces – Eastern, Western and Northern Cape Provinces of South Africa. Including human-wildlife conflict mitigation and compensation systems.
5.     More than 200 000ha directly converted to wildlife-friendly practices.
6.     Ground-breaking governance enforcement advocacy work and constitutional litigation to ensure ecological governance is undertaken.
7.     Development of an innovative payment for ecosystem services through an ethical brand, Fair Game Wildlife Friendly Products.

 ‘A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.’ Aldo Leopold