NatuReS’ Mission

The Natural Resources Stewardship Programme enables private-public-civil society partnerships to sustainably manage natural resources.

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Promoting Natural Resources Stewardship

NatuReS enables partners to work together in mitigating risks and realising opportunities.

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Targets and Achievements

NatuReS has set 10 targets to measure its support of sustainable economic growth.

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NatuReS’ Project Locations

The programme is currently active in Ethiopia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

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Protecting Natural Resources

NatuReS’ proven expertise, tools and approaches empower diverse stakeholders to protect and enhance life supporting natural resources. The programme helps them to mitigate risks and realise opportunities with effective collaboration. By encouraging Natural Resources Stewardship, NatuReS supports a kind of economic growth that is socially and environmentally sustainable. Emerging private-public-civil society partnerships also strengthen participatory governance.

NatuReS in Numbers

40.435 jobs newly created or safeguarded

€ 178.469.967 secured or newly provided

3 interventions to reduce waste

16 mechanisms developed to reduce waste

14 partnerships supported

30 trainings to improve natural resource management

9 partnership action plans developed

20 emerging good policy and practice lessons institutionalised

2 learning experiences taken up by other partnerships

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WHO WE ARE

WHAT WE DO

Activities, News & Events

08/09/2022

Online Permit System Easing Compliance on Water Use and Wastewater Discharge in Tanzania

Managing finite water resources requires well regulated, joint water conscious approaches from multi-sector stakeholders. Read more on how NatuReS’ support under the P…

07/29/2022

Training Commercial Flower Farms in Uganda on Water Source Protection

Flower farming is a water-intensive sector. To ensure sustainable use of water resources, compliance with national environmental regulations is crucial. Trainings on W…

07/25/2022

NatuReS’ contribution at the 5th Biennial Industrial Efficiency Conference in South Africa

The importance of water stewardship for the sustainable management of industrial parks was presented by NatuReS during the 5th Biennial Industrial Efficiency Conferenc…

07/08/2022

Integrated Water Resources Management Learning Journey: Tanzania and Kingdom of Lesotho Experience Exchange

Sustainable, climate-resilient restoration and management of natural resources is dependent on stewardship and integrated water resources management. Read more on how …

Insights Report: Experiences of Multi-Stakeholder Water Security Planning in Lusaka

Jul 20, 2022

This report captures the experiences from the participatory planning process under the WSAIP to put the city of Lusaka, Zambia, on the road towards a water secure future.

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Annual Report 2021: Lusaka Water Security Initiative (LuWSI)

May 11, 2022

LuWSI presents the growth of the initiative and its efforts to safeguard Lusaka‘s water resources while enhancing the access to water and sanitation for all.

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NatuReS is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and co-funded by the European Union and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). This website’s contents are the sole responsibility of GIZ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the BMZ, European Union or FCDO.

NatuReS’ Mission

Promoting Natural Resources Stewardship

Targets and Achievements

NatuReS’ Project Locations