# List of ecoregions in South Africa

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The following is a list of ecoregions in South Africa, as identified by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).

## Terrestrial ecoregions

Listed by major habitat type

### Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

* Knysna-Amatole montane forests – Ecoregion of the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome in South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic – Subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Maputaland coastal forest mosaic – Subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion on the Indian Ocean coast of Southern Africa.
* Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic – Tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of eastern AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

### Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

* Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands – Ecoregion in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and ZimbabwePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Southern Africa bushveld – Sub-tropical woodland ecoregion of Southern AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Zambezian and mopane woodlands – Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion of southeastern Africa.

### Montane grasslands and shrublands

* Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands – High altitude ecoregion in South Africa
* Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests – Mountain range in South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Highveld grasslands – Geographic region of the South African inland plateauPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets – Montane shrubland ecoregion in South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

### Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub

* Albany thickets – Afrotropic terrestrial ecoregion of dense woodland in South Africa
* Lowland fynbos and renosterveld – Shrubland and heathland ecoregion of southwestern South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Montane fynbos and renosterveld – Shrubland and heathland ecoregion of southwestern South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

### Deserts and xeric shrublands

* Kalahari xeric savanna – Semi-arid sandy savanna ecoregion in Southern Africa
* Nama Karoo – Xeric shrubland ecoregion on the central plateau of South Africa and Namibia
* Succulent Karoo – Desert ecoregion of South Africa and Namibia

### Tundra

* Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra – Ecoregion of several subantarctic islands in the southern Indian Ocean

### Mangroves

* Southern Africa mangroves – Ecoregion of mangrove swamps in rivers and estuaries on the eastern coast of South Africa

## Freshwater ecoregions

by bioregion

### Zambezi

* Kalahari – Semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Zambezian Lowveld

### Southern Temperate

* Amatole-Winterberg Highlands
* Cape Fold
* Drakensberg-Maloti Highlands
* Karoo
* Southern Kalahari
* Southern Temperate Highveld
* Western Orange

## Marine ecoregions

* Benguela ecoregion – Ecoregion off the coast of South Africa
* Agulhas ecoregion – Ecoregion off the coast of South Africa
* Natal ecoregion – Marine ecoregion on the eastern coast of South Africa
* Delagoa ecoregion – Marine ecoregion on the eastern coast of southern Africa
* Prince Edward Islands – Two small sub-Antarctic islands belonging to South Africa