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SA recognises its flora – report reveals

Oct 14, 2020Oct 15, 2020

South Africa recognises its flora – Global Plant Conservation report reveals South Africans are encouraged to indulge in a healthy […]

SANBI’s outdoor concerts suspended this season

Oct 12, 2020Oct 12, 2020

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) will not be holding concerts in its national botanical gardens this coming summer […]

Turning the spotlight from species to ecosystems

Oct 6, 2020

The Biodiversity and Land Use project and its partners are developing a Biodiversity Management Plan for Ecosystems, a first in […]

SANBI BLU Project supports mainstreaming of WCBSP

Oct 6, 2020

The Western Cape Biodiversity Spatial Plan is the product of a systematic biodiversity planning assessment that delineates, on a map, […]

BLU partner scoops 2020 Eco-Logic Awards

Oct 6, 2020

The team that is employed in the Directorate: Environmental Law Enforcement through the Biodiversity and Land Use project scooped gold […]

Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve intention to declare published

Oct 6, 2020Oct 6, 2020

Nicholas Theron An intention to declare has been published which will expand the iconic Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve by […]

Kirstenbosch Awarded Level 4 Accreditation by ArbNet Accreditation Programme

Jul 17, 2020

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden has been awarded a level IV (4) accreditation by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton […]

Mammal data unlocked for Karoo ‘shale gas’ region

Jul 2, 2020

A recent study on two small mammal groups has unlocked new knowledge on their taxonomy and distribution and will aid […]

First set of Ecological Infrastructure Challenge Fund projects implemented

Jun 17, 2020Jun 30, 2020

Biodiversity and Land Use-Ecological Infrastructure Challenge Fund project in Cape Winelands District Municipality exceed expectations The Biodiversity and Land Use […]

‘Bugweed’ a problematic alien invasive plant in South Africa

Jun 17, 2020Jun 30, 2020

The bugweed debated To clear or not to clear, this has been the debate around bugweed. Natives of South America, […]

Exploring patch mosaic burning in forestry landscapes

Jun 17, 2020Jun 17, 2020

One thing that is synonymous with grasslands in South Africa is fire. In the escarpment areas around Kaapsehoop and Blyde […]

BLU shares biodiversity mainstreaming lessons in Africa

Jun 17, 2020Jun 17, 2020

Biodiversity and Land Use Project (BLU) shares biodiversity mainstreaming lessons in Africa The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) through […]