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Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) as a merged non-profit company since January 2013, mandated to manage cemeteries, parks, open…
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Source domain: jhbcityparksandzoo.com
Collected on 1 July 2026
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The document describes Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) as a merged non-profit company since January 2013, mandated to manage cemeteries, parks, open spaces, trees, and the Zoo, with biodiversity conservation, education, research, and recreation. It provides statistics on land area, tree counts, species at the Zoo, and the organisation’s budget and staff profile. It also lists the range of services offered, including urban parks, cemeteries, conservation, environmental education, and eco-tourism.
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City of Johannesburg, Gauteng
Amounts
R 692 800 000, R 102 200 000
Key Takeaways
- organization: Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ)
- formation: merged entity since January 2013
- legal status: non-profit company under Companies Act No 71 of 2008
- mandate: manage cemeteries, parks, open spaces, trees, Zoo; biodiversity conservation; education, research, recreation
- area: 20 000 ha of green open spaces
- trees: 3.2 million in public spaces
- Zoo: 326 species, 2 096 specimens, 54 ha
- Zoo species breakdown: 20 Amphibia, 5 Arachnida, 128 Aves, 47 Reptilia, 25 Osteichthyes, 101 Mammalia
- budgets: operational R692.8 million; capital development R102.2 million
- staff: 1 563 permanent employees
- services: urban parks, Johannesburg Zoo, cemeteries and crematoria, botanical services, nature reserves, environmental education, biodiversity management, eco-tourism, trees/arboriculture