On the 1st of August 2019, Harold Porter National Botanical Garden was visited by over 250 grade 10 learners from […]
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Statement on gorilla at the National Zoological Gardens
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) has safely returned Binga, a 17 year-old gorilla residing at the National Zoological […]
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CREW SRR Workshop 2019
Aaliyah Motala Students, plant specialists and plant enthusiasts alike attended the Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW) summer-rainfall region’s […]
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SANBI hosts annual joint BIMF-FBIP Forum 2019
Join the biodiversity community at the 2019 BIMF-FBIP Forum It’s that time of the year again, members of the biodiversity […]
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SANBI commemorates Mandela Day 2019
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) joined the world in commemorating Mandela Day 2019. Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden (NBG) […]
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Protecting indigenous vegetation in the Cape Winelands
SANBI, through its Biodiversity and Land Use Project, is partnering with the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning to […]
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First Biodiversity Stewardship legal reference group convened
The inaugural meeting of the Biodiversity Stewardship Legal Reference Group (LRG) took place on 20 February 2019. The LRG is […]
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Notice to declare bankrupt bush as indicator of bush encroachment
In the first quarter of 2019, the Minister of Agriculture, Senzeni Zokwana communicated the ministry’s intention to declare bankrupt bush […]
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GEF 5 projects host joint site visit
Mpumalanga was the place to be this May as Project Steering Committee representatives of two Global Environment Facility (GEF) 5 […]
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SANBI co-hosts 2019 NSCF Forum
Inclusivity and re-imaging natural science collections at the 2019 NSCF Forum This year’s Natural Science Collections Facility (NSCF) Forum was […]
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Effort to accelerate direct access to climate finance
Adaptation Fund, Green Climate Fund convene first community of practice meeting of direct access entities to climate finance In an […]
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CREW CFR Workshop 2019
Janine Steytler and Ismail Ebrahim The Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW) Annual Workshop was held on 17 – […]
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South African case study on climate change and biodiversity planning
The Biodiversity and Land Use (BLU) project presented a case study titled “Integrating Climate Change Resilience into Spatial Development Tools […]
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Rare peatlands confirmed in the upper Klaserie and Sand catchments
As we celebrated World Wetlands Day on 2 February 2019 under the theme, ‘Wetlands and Climate Change’, the Kruger to Canyons […]
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Fire Starters: Patch Mosaic Burning in the Grassland Biome
The Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region (K2C) in partnership with Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA), SAFCOL/Komatiland Forests and the […]
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