The Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Programme (SKEP) is a long term, multi-stakeholder bioregional conservation and development partnership programme with government and non-government partners. The SKEP partnership is coordinated through the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). The vision of the SKEP programme is that the people of the Succulent Karoo take ownership of and enjoy their living landscape in a way that maintains biodiversity and improves livelihoods, now and in perpetuity.