Strategic Water Source Areas (SWSAs) are national ecological infrastructure assets that are essential for water security. These areas of high […]
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Climate change adaptation: it’s time to move from policy to inclusive practice
It’s all good and well to talk about climate change adaptation, and about the tools and strategies that people need […]
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Dedicated cruise deepens offshore research capacity in South Africa
A team of marine scientists have embarked on a multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary offshore expedition to develop the capacity of young […]
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Launch of South Africa’s first National Coastal and Marine Spatial Biodiversity Plan
Tuesday 8 November 2022: Today, the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) launched South Africa’s first National Coastal and Marine […]
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30 Hot Summers of Music at Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts
The Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts are officially back and are set to bring a star-studded line-up to get people dancing […]
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SANBI convenes Catchment Indaba 2022
Conservation and community partners working together for water security in the Olifants Catchment at Catchment Indaba 2022 The South African […]
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Seeing the Invisible – Walter Sisulu NBG
Unprecedented augmented reality exhibition extends to additional Botanical Gardens across eight countries in October 2022 Season one was experienced by […]
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Groen Sebenza Phase II Programme
Environmental/Biodiversity organisations are hiring 1050 graduates The Groen Sebenza Phase II Programme is a bridging into work programme funded to […]
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Welcome the sun at Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
If there’s one thing that unites most Joburgers it’s that the people of this city love the beginning of summer: […]
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Minister Barbara Creecy visits the National Zoological Garden
On Thursday 4 August 2022, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment Ms Barbara Creecy, joined by board members […]
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SANBI pursues options for retirement of Charley, the African elephant at the Pretoria National Zoological Garden
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) would like to announce the decision to pursue options for the retirement of […]
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SA’s succulent plants experience unprecedented rates of decline
Pic: Domitilla Raimondo IUCN Red List assessment reveals shocking collapse of South Africa’s wild succulent plant populations South Africa’s succulent […]
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First-ever successful rooting of SA’s endangered ‘Yellow Peeling Plain Tree’
First-ever successful rooting of South African critically endangered ‘Yellow Peeling Plain Tree’ also known as Mutavhatsindi in Tshivenda The year […]
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A collaborative project to strengthen spatial biodiversity assessment, prioritisation and planning in southern Africa
On 7 June 2022, in the presence of the French Ambassador to South Africa, SANBI signed a financial agreement with […]
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Two decades of deep insights celebrated this World Oceans Day
On World Oceans Day 8 June 2022, South African National Biodiversity Institute marine scientist Prof Kerry Sink and her Deep […]
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