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KwaZulu-Natal NBG celebrates Mandela Day

Jul 19, 2018

In commemoration of Mandela day, SANBI’s KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden (KZN NBG) staff visited Imbubu Primary School in Sweetwaters village. […]

New partnership project for water security launched

Jun 19, 2018Jun 26, 2018

By Kennedy Nemutamvuni South Africa’s water security depends not only on our built water infrastructure, but also on well managed […]

Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers citizen science programme summer-rainfall workshop

Jun 13, 2018

The Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW) summer-rainfall node hosted its annual workshop in April at Empangeni, KZN north […]

Karoo BioGaps Project uncovers many new species in the Karoo

Jun 13, 2018Jun 13, 2018

A consortium of over 20 institutions is undertaking the Karoo BioGaps Project, a three year project to fill biodiversity information […]

Number of known SA brittle star species escalates by 20%

Jun 8, 2018Jun 12, 2018

The number of brittle star species known from South Africa has escalated by 20%, after a recent SeaKeys taxonomic study. […]

KwaZulu-Natal NBG celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity

May 23, 2018Jun 3, 2018

In celebration of 25 years of international day for biological diversity, the KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden (KZN NBG) celebrated this […]

BLU concludes midterm review

May 21, 2018Jun 3, 2018

SANBI’s Biodiversity and Land Use (BLU) Project received a very favorable overall rating of ‘satisfactory’ for its Midterm Review (MTR) […]

SUSFARMS Collaboration wins second place at Bonsucro Inspire Awards

May 21, 2018Jun 3, 2018

In mid-January, the Midlands Sustainable Sugar Supply Chain Collaboration (SUSFARMS South Africa) also known as the SUSFARMS® Midlands Collaboration secured […]

Free State National Botanical Gardens scoops golden award at the 135th Bloem Show

May 17, 2018Jun 3, 2018

The Free State National Botanical Garden (FSNBG) has scooped the golden award in four consecutive years at the Bloem show […]

SANBI hosts successful inaugural Student Research Day at Kirstenbosch

May 16, 2018Jun 3, 2018

Science can change the world – as long as there are researchers willing to put in the long hours in […]

Into the Clouds: Surveying the Sky Islands of Mozambique (Part 2)

May 14, 2018Jun 3, 2018

Researchers from the South African National Biodiversity Institute, SANBI, travelled to Mozambique to survey three mountains for reptiles and amphibians. […]

Into the clouds: Surveying the Sky Islands of Mozambique (Part 1)

May 7, 2018Jun 26, 2018

By Krystal Tolley Researchers from the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), travelled to Mozambique to survey three mountains for […]