August was National Women’s Month. The theme for this year’s Women’s Month was ‘Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights for an […]
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Biodiversity 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 […]
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SA recognises its flora – report reveals
South Africa recognises its flora – Global Plant Conservation report reveals South Africans are encouraged to indulge in a healthy […]
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SANBI’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 […]
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Turning 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 […]
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SANBI 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, […]
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BLU 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 […]
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Blyde 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 […]
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Kirstenbosch 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 […]
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Mammal 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 […]
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First 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 […]
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‘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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Exploring patch mosaic burning in forestry landscapes
One thing that is synonymous with grasslands in South Africa is fire. In the escarpment areas around Kaapsehoop and Blyde […]
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BLU shares biodiversity mainstreaming lessons in Africa
Biodiversity and Land Use Project (BLU) shares biodiversity mainstreaming lessons in Africa The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) through […]
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Big win as Terrestrial and Aquatic Biodiversity Protocols are gazetted for implementation
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), through its Biodiversity and Land Use (BLU) Project and the Council for Scientific […]
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