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Louise Stafford is the Country Director of The Nature Conservancy South Africa, leading integrated, systems-based conservation and climate resilience across interconnected land and freshwater ecosystems. She works at the nexus of biodiversity, water security, and climate adaptation, aligning public policy, private capital, and community partnerships to scale nature-based solutions. Louise is spearheading the Cape Water Bond, pioneering blended finance to restore strategic water source areas and strengthen long-term resilience. Her work focuses on unlocking sustainable finance and governance pathways that deliver measurable environmental and socio-economic impact.