List of ecoregions in South Africa

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

Terrestrial ecoregions

Knysna-Amatole montane forests – Ecoregion of the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome in South Africa
KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic – Subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of South Africa
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 Africa

Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands – Ecoregion in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe
Southern Africa bushveld – Sub-tropical woodland ecoregion of Southern Africa
Zambezian and mopane woodlands – Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion of southeastern Africa.

Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands – High altitude ecoregion in South Africa
Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests – Ecoregion in Swaziland, South Africa and Lesotho comprising grassy lower slopes of the Drakensberg
Highveld grasslands – Geographic region of the South African inland plateau
Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets – Montane shrubland ecoregion in South Africa

Albany thickets – Afrotropic terrestrial ecoregion of dense woodland in South Africa
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld – Shrubland and heathland ecoregion of southwestern South Africa
Montane fynbos and renosterveld – Shrubland and heathland ecoregion of southwestern South Africa

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

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

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

by bioregion

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