Our Projects
By integrating our expert understanding of biodiversity, ecosystems, socio-ecological systems and economics, we address the status, use and strategic management of biodiversity and natural capital, to the benefit of society as a whole.
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Strategic guidance for securing hydrological ecosystem services in South Africa
Anchor undertook a research project with the overall aim to provide strategic guidance for future initiatives to secure hydrological ecosystem services in South Africa, based on an improved…
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Biodiversity and tourism benefits of a conservation scenario for Kenya’s CCDR
Anchor contributed to Kenya’s Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR), by assessing the potential changes in habitat quality and biodiversity under a Business-as-Usual (BAU) Scenario and an…
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Modelling ecosystem services for Rwanda
Anchor contributed to the update of Rwanda’s 2020 Future Drivers of Growth (FDG) report, which outlines a vision for the country’s development policies. The study addressed gaps relating to climate…
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Bauxite mining in West Africa: A marine and estuarine baseline assessment of the Nunez River, Guinea
Anchor undertook ecological surveys of the marine and estuarine ecosystem of the Nunez River (Guinea). Surveys focused on a proposed port development area, the wider estuary and a transhipment zone…
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Nature-based solutions and business cases for Water Funds
Anchor has developed business cases for the establishment of Water Funds for Cape Town, Mombasa, Tamale (Ghana) and Freetown (Sierra Leone). These studies involved detailed situation analyses…
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Inclusive Green Economy Vision for Kavango Regions, Namibia
This study presents an Inclusive Green Economy Vision for the Kavango West and Kavango East Regions of Namibia. The study, commissioned by WWF in partnership with the Government of Namibia, examines…
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Ecosystem services assessment of landscape interventions in Mazowe catchment, Zimbabwe
Anchor undertook a detailed assessment of ecosystem services in the Mazowe catchment in northeastern Zimbabwe. The assessment included the identification, modelling, and economic analysis of potential…
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South Africa’s Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Strategy for Biodiversity
Anchor was commissioned by GIZ to support the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) in (a) reviewing the past adaptation plans in terms of progress made and challenges…
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Cubango-Okavango River Basin Fund Value Proposition
Anchor was tasked to undertake an economic analysis as a technical input to the CORB Fund Value Proposition, a report which presents the economic value of undertaking interventions through the CORB…
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Namdeb Midwater Benthic Monitoring
Namdeb's Midwater Benthic Monitoring Study is designed to assess the impacts of marine offshore diamond extraction on both unconsolidated and hard-bottom benthic habitats. We aim to understand these…
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Transboundary PES design for Cubango-Okavango River Basin
Anchor was tasked to assess the potential viability of a multi-layered payments for ecosystem services arrangement to address the conservation issues that threaten the Cubango-Okavango River Basin…
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Payments for Ecosystem Services schemes for the Orange-Senqu River Basin
Water security in the Orange-Senqu River Basin which spans Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa and Namibia, is threatened by land degradation, aliens and pollution. Anchor undertook a high-level study to…