South Africa recognises its flora – Global Plant Conservation report reveals South Africans are encouraged to indulge in a healthy […]
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The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) will not be holding concerts in its national botanical gardens this coming summer […]
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The Biodiversity and Land Use project and its partners are developing a Biodiversity Management Plan for Ecosystems, a first in […]
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The Western Cape Biodiversity Spatial Plan is the product of a systematic biodiversity planning assessment that delineates, on a map, […]
Continue readingMore TagBLU 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 […]
Continue readingMore TagBlyde 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 […]
Continue readingMore TagKirstenbosch 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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A recent study on two small mammal groups has unlocked new knowledge on their taxonomy and distribution and will aid […]
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Biodiversity and Land Use-Ecological Infrastructure Challenge Fund project in Cape Winelands District Municipality exceed expectations The Biodiversity and Land Use […]
Continue readingMore Tag‘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, […]
Continue readingMore TagExploring 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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Biodiversity and Land Use Project (BLU) shares biodiversity mainstreaming lessons in Africa The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) through […]
Continue readingMore TagBig 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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The Biodiversity and Land Use project recently completed the development of four short films to communicate the work that South […]
Continue readingMore TagLR&BDS learning exchange exceeds expectations
The Land Reform and Biodiversity Stewardship Learning Exchange took place in Hluhluwe in Northern KwaZulu-Natal from 18 to 20 February, […]
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