South Africa has cemented its place in the top 5 for reaching 1 million observations on iNaturalist. The South African […]
Continue readingRoads Department completes EICF project
The Ecological Infrastructure Challenge Fund (EICF) has recently seen one of the projects supported through the Fund completed. The Donga […]
Continue readingInnovative Finance’s niche tax services: Tax efficiency amidst the Covid-19 crisis
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented health and economic crisis. Countries have announced economic stimulus […]
Continue readingCelebrating Women in the NRM sector
August was National Women’s Month. The theme for this year’s Women’s Month was ‘Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights for an […]
Continue readingBiodiversity and Land Use project to host partnership event
The Biodiversity and Land Use (BLU) project will be hosting a partnership event on 2 and 3 December 2020. The […]
Continue readingSA recognises its flora – report reveals
South Africa recognises its flora – Global Plant Conservation report reveals South Africans are encouraged to indulge in a healthy […]
Continue readingSANBI’s outdoor concerts suspended this season
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) will not be holding concerts in its national botanical gardens this coming summer […]
Continue readingTurning the spotlight from species to ecosystems
The Biodiversity and Land Use project and its partners are developing a Biodiversity Management Plan for Ecosystems, a first in […]
Continue readingSANBI BLU Project supports mainstreaming of WCBSP
The Western Cape Biodiversity Spatial Plan is the product of a systematic biodiversity planning assessment that delineates, on a map, […]
Continue readingBLU partner scoops 2020 Eco-Logic Awards
The team that is employed in the Directorate: Environmental Law Enforcement through the Biodiversity and Land Use project scooped gold […]
Continue readingBlyde River Canyon Nature Reserve intention to declare published
Nicholas Theron An intention to declare has been published which will expand the iconic Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve by […]
Continue readingKirstenbosch Awarded Level 4 Accreditation by ArbNet Accreditation Programme
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden has been awarded a level IV (4) accreditation by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton […]
Continue readingMammal data unlocked for Karoo ‘shale gas’ region
A recent study on two small mammal groups has unlocked new knowledge on their taxonomy and distribution and will aid […]
Continue readingFirst set of Ecological Infrastructure Challenge Fund projects implemented
Biodiversity and Land Use-Ecological Infrastructure Challenge Fund project in Cape Winelands District Municipality exceed expectations The Biodiversity and Land Use […]
Continue reading‘Bugweed’ a problematic alien invasive plant in South Africa
The bugweed debated To clear or not to clear, this has been the debate around bugweed. Natives of South America, […]
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