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Lameez Eksteen & Glenda Raven

Environmental Leaders Programme,

WWF-SA

Green Skills Research for Conservation:

A baseline study of the nature and

scope of green skills for

conserving South Africa’s

ecological assets.

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Policy alignment

Green Skills Research

for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of

green skills for conserving South Africa’s

ecological assets.

DEA Biodiversity Indaba 21 August 2017 - 2

• Capacity of skilled, experienced and appropriately qualified scientists

• Are the necessary skills available in nature conservation organisations

NBRES

• Building a capable and developmental state

• Environmental sustainability and resilienceNDP

• 13 Climate Action

• 14: Life Below Water

• 15: Life on Land SDG

Context and purpose

Biodiversity Indaba 17 August 2010 - 3

Understand the nature and scope of conservation skills

Informing sector skills planning

Green Skills Research

for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of

green skills for conserving South Africa’s

ecological assets.

Research

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Green Skills Research

for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of

green skills for conserving South Africa’s

ecological assets.

National

(7)

Provincial

(9)

Metros (8)

Local municipalities

(32)

NGOs (21) Research

institutions (7)

Private reserves (59)

Private consultancies

(9)

Biosphere reserves (8)

Ethnicity,

gender and ageQualifications

profiles

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scarcity

Job titles

Scope of skills

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Green Skills Research

for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of

green skills for conserving South Africa’s

ecological assets.

Conservation skills per employer category # %

National Government

(incl. EPWP, 93374, 54%)

98, 958 57.8%

Provincial Government

(incl. EPWP, 17122, 10% )

22, 187 12.9%

Local Government Metros 671 0.4%

Local Municipalities

(incl. EPWP, 46244, 27%)

46,686 27.2%

NGOs 431 0.3%

Biosphere Reserves 78 0.04%

Private Sector 312 0.2%

Private Reserves 642 0.4%

Research Institutions 1552 0.9%

Total 171, 517 100%

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Green Skills Research

for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of

green skills for conserving South Africa’s

ecological assets.

National Government

58%

Provincial Government

13%

Local Government Metros

1%

Local Municipalities (including EPWP)

27%

NGOs0%

Private Sector 0%

Research Institutions

1%

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Green Skills Research

for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of

green skills for conserving South Africa’s

ecological assets.

# Total number of conservation skills per OFO major

group

Total # of skills

per occupation

% of total

occupations

1 Managers 1082 7.2%

2 Professionals 5339 35.4%

3 Technicians and Associate Professionals 2913 19.3%

4 Skilled Agricultural, Forestry, Fishery, Craft And Related

Trades Workers

554 3.7%

5 Elementary Occupations 161940 34.5%

Total 171, 830 100%

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Green Skills Research

for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of

green skills for conserving South Africa’s

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Ethnicity across organisational

categories

Black Coloured Indian White

National Agencies 3515 976 161 918

Provincial Agencies 2431 682 75 352

Metros 240 55 11 167

Local Government 152 84 13 42

NGOs 193 60 15 158

Biosphere Reserves 7 10 1 49

Private Sector 137 33 26 104

Private Reserves 382 54 2 197

Research Institutions 558 142 174 605

Subtotal 7615 (56.6%) 2096 (16.4%) 478 (3.7%) 2592 (20.3%)

EPWP Workers 103058 53689 8 0

Total 110673 (65.6%) 55785 (32.9 %) 486 (3.7%) 2592 (1.5%)

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Gender profile across organisational

categories

Total # of Males Total # of Females

National Agencies 3442 2128

Provincial Agencies 2715 825

Metros 279 194

Local Government 201 90

NGOs 237 189

Biosphere Reserves 49 18

Private Sector 119 181

Private Reserves 635 509

Research Institutions 668 811

Subtotal 8345 (32.9%) 4945 (37.2%)

EPWP Workers 65831 90908

Total 74176 (43.7%) 95853 (56.3%)

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Age profiles across

organisational categoriesYounger than 35 35 to 54 Older than 54

National Agencies 921 530 388

Provincial Agencies 398 1321 22

Metros 148 260 65

Local Government 54 90 40

NGOs 189 185 52

Biosphere Reserves 6 37 24

Private Sector 145 137 18

Private Reserve 208 322 105

Research Institute 522 774 183

Subtotal 2591 (36.3%) 3656 (51.2 %) 897 (12.6%)

EPWP Workers 94062 67386 943

Total 96653 (57%) 71042 (41.9%) 1840 (1.1%)

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Persons with disabilities across

organisation categories

Total # of males

with disabilities

Total # of females

with disabilities

Total # of persons

with disabilities

National Agencies 48 27 75

Provincial Agencies 32 25 57

Metros 1 4 5

Local Government 6 2 8

NGOs 4 3 7

Research Institutions 8 3 11

Total 98 65 163

% of disabled people to the total #

of skills

0.13% 0.07% 0.2%

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green skills for conserving South Africa’s

ecological assets.

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Green Skills Research

for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of

green skills for conserving South Africa’s

ecological assets.

• Geohydrologist/Hydrologist**

• Animal Ecologist **

• Environmental Practices Inspector **

• Environmental Auditor **

Occupations that reflect vacancies higher than 50:

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Green Skills Research

for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of

green skills for conserving South Africa’s

ecological assets.

• Geohydrologist/Hydrologist

• Animal Ecologist

• Environmental Practices Inspector**

• Environmental Auditor

• Conservation Scientist**

• Zoologist**

• Species Protection Officer**

• Environmental Officer **

• Policy and Planning Manager

• Urban and Regional Planner

% number of vacancies relative to the total number of skills for each occupation:

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Green Skills Research

for Conservation:A baseline study of the nature and scope of

green skills for conserving South Africa’s

ecological assets.

Employer feedback on skills they find difficult to fill:

• Environmental Practices Inspector**

• Conservation Scientist**

• Zoologist**

• Park Ranger

• GiS Specialist / Technician**

• Species Protection Officer **

• Environmental Officer **

• Field Rangers

• Ecologist

• Environmental Manager

• Research Manager / Research Director

• Life Sciences Technician (Marine Technician/ Ecology Technician)

• Veterinarian

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