The document provides detailed information on various ecosystems in South Africa, categorized by their reference numbers, biome, provinces, municipalities, original area, remaining natural area, protected area, and known species of special concern. Each ecosystem is described geographically, ecologically, and in terms of its conservation status. Key features include the geographical location, vegetation types, dominant plant and animal species, and the extent of protection. The ecosystems range from grasslands and forests to fynbos and succulent karoo, covering provinces such as KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, Northern Cape, and Mpumalanga. Notable ecosystems include the Maputaland Wooded Grassland, Marikana Thornveld, Marwaqa, Michaelhouse Grasslands, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Midmar Valley, Montagu Shale Renosterveld, Mount Gilboa Plateau, Mount MacDonald Ridge and Wetlands, Mthatha Moist Grassland, Namib Seashore Vegetation, New Amalfi Wetlands, Ngongoni Veld, Nieuwoudtville Shale Renosterveld, Nkandla Forests and Grasslands, Nkunzi/Sundays River Grasslands, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, Northern Qudeni Mistbelt Grasslands, Ntsikeni Vlei, Oakspring Valley, Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, Piketberg Quartz Succulent Shrubland, Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Pondoland Scarp Forest, Pudsey/Otterburn Wetlands, Rand Highveld Grassland, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, and Schweizer-Reneke Bushveld.The document provides detailed information on various ecosystems in South Africa, categorized by their reference numbers, biome, provinces, municipalities, original area, remaining natural area, protected area, and known species of special concern. Each ecosystem is described geographically, ecologically, and in terms of its conservation status. Key features include the geographical location, vegetation types, dominant plant and animal species, and the extent of protection. The ecosystems range from grasslands and forests to fynbos and succulent karoo, covering provinces such as KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, Northern Cape, and Mpumalanga. Notable ecosystems include the Maputaland Wooded Grassland, Marikana Thornveld, Marwaqa, Michaelhouse Grasslands, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Midmar Valley, Montagu Shale Renosterveld, Mount Gilboa Plateau, Mount MacDonald Ridge and Wetlands, Mthatha Moist Grassland, Namib Seashore Vegetation, New Amalfi Wetlands, Ngongoni Veld, Nieuwoudtville Shale Renosterveld, Nkandla Forests and Grasslands, Nkunzi/Sundays River Grasslands, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, Northern Qudeni Mistbelt Grasslands, Ntsikeni Vlei, Oakspring Valley, Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, Piketberg Quartz Succulent Shrubland, Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Pondoland Scarp Forest, Pudsey/Otterburn Wetlands, Rand Highveld Grassland, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, and Schweizer-Reneke Bushveld.