Ecosystems operates in the field of sustainable community development. We believe that all development should be ecologically friendly, cost effective, grass roots driven and should make use of appropriate technologies. Ecosystems specializes in the management, training and mentoring of a diversity of community-based initiatives.

The Zululand Centre for Sustainable Development (ZCSD) is a joint venture between The Spatial Development Initiative (SDI) and Ecosystems and provides a training and demonstration centre from which Ecosystems works.