What is the Table Mountain Fund?
The Table Mountain Fund (TMF) is a Capital Trust Fund designed to provide a sustainable source of funding to support biodiversity conservation within the Cape Floral Kingdom - the smallest and richest plant kingdom on earth.

Our vision is that the people of the Cape Floral Kingdom (CFK) are inspired to act collectively as custodians of our natural heritage, who see biodiversity conservation as a necessity not a luxury, with conservation an integral part of our economy able to deliver jobs and social development; and the natural treasures so conserved, accessible and to be enjoyed by all South Africans.

The main objective of the TMF is the conservation of the biodiversity of the Cape Peninsula and the CFK as a whole, including the adjacent marine systems.

How was it formed?
WWF-South Africa had the foresight to raise the "start-up" capital through a campaign launched by Sir Edmund Hillary in 1993. By 1998 South African custodians had donated R10 million and the Trust was registered with World Wide Fund for Nature – South Africa (WWF-SA) as the founder, and South African National Parks (SANParks) and the Cape Peninsula National Park (CPNP) Committee as Trustee Groups.

This support provided the opportunity to expand the operations beyond Table Mountain and the Cape Peninsula, to support conservation efforts throughout the whole of the threatened CFK. The Global Environment Facility increased the capital fund by R30 million, and the World Bank has since overseen the Cape Biodiversity Project, which has also assisted in the establishment of the Cape Peninsula National Park, and the setting up of Cape Action for People and the Environment (C.A.P.E.).

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