Restoration experts from throughout South Africa congregated over three days to participate in a technical working group workshop to develop […]
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ILCN Steering Committee member steps down
The International Land Conservation Network (ILCN) recently shone the spotlight on one of its founding members, Natasha Wilson in its […]
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SANBI hosts 2nd successful Annual Biodiversity Stewardship Conference
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) in partnership with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) […]
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Treasury accepts proposal to create additional biodiversity tax incentive
BirdLife South Africa’s Fiscal Benefits Project, under the Policy & Advocacy Programme, and in partnership with the Department of Environmental […]
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SUSFARMS Collaboration wins 2nd place at Bonsucro Inspire Awards
The Midlands Sustainable Sugar Supply Chain Collaboration (SUSFARMS South Africa) also known as the SUSFARMS® Midlands Collaboration secured second place […]
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SANBI hosts 4th Annual Biodiversity Science and Policy Advice Symposium
On the 20th of September, The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) hosted its 4th Annual Biodiversity Science and Policy […]
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Mainstreaming biodiversity into land-use regulation and management at the municipal scale
29 June 2016 Municipalities have an increasingly significant role to play in biodiversity conservation as part of their mandate to […]
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SANBI convenes successful parallel sessions at GSSA Congress
The Grasslands Programme may have successfully closed but the legacy lives on. This Programme has catalysed the reconfiguration of the […]
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KwaZulu-Natal NBG celebrates Mandela Day
In commemoration of Mandela day, SANBI’s KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden (KZN NBG) staff visited Imbubu Primary School in Sweetwaters village. […]
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New partnership project for water security launched
By Kennedy Nemutamvuni South Africa’s water security depends not only on our built water infrastructure, but also on well managed […]
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Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers citizen science programme summer-rainfall workshop
The Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW) summer-rainfall node hosted its annual workshop in April at Empangeni, KZN north […]
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Karoo BioGaps Project uncovers many new species in the Karoo
A consortium of over 20 institutions is undertaking the Karoo BioGaps Project, a three year project to fill biodiversity information […]
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Number of known SA brittle star species escalates by 20%
The number of brittle star species known from South Africa has escalated by 20%, after a recent SeaKeys taxonomic study. […]
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KwaZulu-Natal NBG celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity
In celebration of 25 years of international day for biological diversity, the KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden (KZN NBG) celebrated this […]
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BLU concludes midterm review
SANBI’s Biodiversity and Land Use (BLU) Project received a very favorable overall rating of ‘satisfactory’ for its Midterm Review (MTR) […]
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