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PROVINCE OF THE EASTERN CAPE ESTIMATES OF PUBLIC ENTITIES REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE 2023/24

EASTERN CAPE PARKS AND TOURISM AGENCY (ECPTA)

1. Legislative mandate
The Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA) is listed in schedule 3C of the Public

Finance Management Act (PFMA), reporting to the Department of Economic Development,
Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT). The ECPTA was established in terms of the Eastern
Cape Parks and Tourism Agency Act (Act No.2 of 2010).

The dual mandate of the ECPTA is to provide for the effective management and conservation
of biodiversity and eco-systems in defined protected areas, as well as to foster, promote,

sustainably develop, market, and transform the tourism industry within the province.

The ECPTA is assigned responsibility for protecting the environmental assets of the province for

the benefit of present and future generations. In doing so, ECPTA must prevent pollution and
ecological degradation, promote conservation, and secure ecologically sustainable development
and use of natural resources. The ECPTA’s conservation mandate is executed within the context

of promoting responsible economic and social development.

2. Vision

ECPTA envisions a society where inclusive economic growth is supported by sustainable
utilisation of natural resources.

3. Mission
ECPTA’s mission is to lead responsible conservation and tourism for the benefit of current and
future generations.

4. Strategic objectives

The intermediate outcomes towards which ECPTA strives are:

• Adaptive management of biodiversity sustains ecological services

• Marginalised individuals and communities actively benefit from biodiversity and tourism

• The province is the premier African destination connecting people to authentic experiences, and

• Organisational sustainability is supported by capable, ethical, and responsive administration

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