The South African Forestry Assurance Scheme (SAFAS) values based tool was presented at the ‘Sustainable Wood for a Sustainable World’ […]
Continue readingVoted ‘most memorable’ BLU Quarterly Planning Meeting
The week of 11 to 14 November 2019 has been described as one of the best Quarterly Planning Meetings (QPM) […]
Continue readingAddendum to support municipalities to integrate biodiversity into LUS
The Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (no 16 of 2013) came into effect in June 2015. One of […]
Continue readingMaking the case for investing in municipal ecological infrastructure
What does the Ehlanzeni District Municipality in Mpumalanga, the uMgungundlovu District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, and the Cape Winelands District Municipality […]
Continue readingStewardship community sharpens skills to implement stewardship on communal land
Over the last few months two capacity building sessions were provided to the Biodiversity Stewardship community of practice, aimed at […]
Continue readingWCBSP available in a more accessible format
The South African National Biodiversity Institute’s (SANBI’s) Biodiversity and Land Use Project implementing partners, CapeNature and the Western Cape Department […]
Continue readingSouth Africa’s first dedicated Sustainable Landscape Finance Coalition launched
Globally, the financial underspend on environmental efforts is well recognised and in South Africa alone we currently face a 64% […]
Continue readingGuideline aims to ensure sustainable agricultural use
Various regulatory authorities in the biodiversity sector co-developed a biodiversity sector guidelines aimed at improving land use regulation as it […]
Continue readingBiodiversity stewardship factsheet: a tool for community development
There are numerous links between rural development, land reform, the biodiversity economy and biodiversity stewardship. All of these activities occur […]
Continue readingGreen Climate Fund approves Ecosystems and Disaster Risk Reduction Concept Note
Author: Mpfunzeni Tshindane Following an extensive two-year project identification and development process, the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) recently […]
Continue readingBreast Cancer Awareness Run
After heavy rains, we were blessed with beautiful sunshine for our Breast Cancer Walk/Run at the Harold Porter National Botanical […]
Continue readingYo-Yo Ma’s Bach Project at Kirstebosch
A legend in classical music with over 100 albums and 19 Grammy Awards In just a few months, cellist Yo-Yo […]
Continue readingWhat is so special about marine fish?
The National Zoological Gardens of South Africa (NZG) has the largest inland marine and freshwater aquarium in the country. Housing […]
Continue readingGlobal study on importance of biodiversity
Global study shows how important biodiversity is for crop production In the last two decades, 20% of the world’s croplands […]
Continue readingSA’s wetlands and rivers are crucial for water security
Healthy rivers and wetlands are necessary to address one of the most crucial issues in our country today – that […]
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