A team from the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and the Botanical Society of South Africa (BotSoc): Inland Branch, […]
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Deadline: 29 April 2021 The Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP), which is funded by the Department of Science & Innovation […]
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Photo: John Donaldson New project will strengthen capacity and information systems for effective management of wildlife trade World Wildlife Day […]
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Kirstenbosch, together with Missouri Botanical Garden, embarks on a mission to save a critically endangered tree In a race against […]
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In South Africa freshwater resources remain uncertain in both quantity and quality, increasing the need to monitor freshwater biodiversity in […]
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Throughout 2021 the Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden will celebrate their 100 years of existence. Various events are planned including […]
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The Biodiversity and Land Use Project (BLU) being implemented by SANBI supported the development and implementation of the Sustainable African […]
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I am sure we are all ready to bid farewell to 2020, which will notoriously be known as the year […]
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The development and consequent gazetting of the Terrestrial Plant Species and Terrestrial Animal Species protocols as well as a set […]
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The phrase “More can be achieved when working together” was evident during the two-day dialogue convened by the Biodiversity and […]
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Sivusa abalaphi bendzabuko kwezocwaningo: traditional healers’ insights towards development of a medicinal plants BMP-S Traditional healers, conservation practitioners, muthi gatherers […]
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The Directorate: Environmental Law Enforcement (“D: ELE”) in the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, reports an […]
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South Africa’s first land and terrestrial ecosystem accounts provide a wealth of information Over the past three decades, South Africa’s […]
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Big win as SANBI film scoops film festival awards ‘MzanSea’ celebrates the treasures of South Africa’s oceans and has been […]
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A group of doctors advising schools in the Peninsula on how best to prevent and manage Covid-19 in the school […]
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