A fine-scale study on velvet worms has raised the flag for better protection of South Africa’s threatened forest habitats. According […]
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SANBI hosts the 2nd Annual Student Research Day at Kirstenbosch
Research days set students and staff on a platform that is considerably conducive towards their growth in academic and professional […]
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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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SANBI begins Green Climate Fund Concept Note development process
Author: Mpfunzeni Tshindane The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) issued a call for Expressions of Interest (EOIs) in December […]
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SANBI hosts the 16th National Biodiversity Planning Forum
The 16th National Biodiversity Planning Forum will be held from 4 to 7 June 2019 at Alpine Heath Resort, Northern […]
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Opportunity: FBIP proposal writing workshop
by Dane McDonald | Feb 8, 2019 Pretoria – The Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP) is offering a Proposal Writing Workshop to be held at […]
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Managed bees versus wild bees? It’s not that simple in South Africa
There’s widespread concern about the global decline of honey bees and the associated loss of pollination services. The honey bee is the […]
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Biodiversity Stewardship Community enhances capacity
The Biodiversity Stewardship community of practice has been focusing on enhancing the capacity and capabilities of biodiversity stewardship practitioners in […]
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SIZA achieved a hundred percent equivalence in SAI FSA benchmark
SIZA, the South African sustainability standard for social and environmental assurance, is the first to reach FULL (100%) equivalence when […]
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South Africa’s biodiversity tax incentive receives special commendation at Pathfinder Award 2018
On 18 November, Birdlife South Africa’s work on the country’s first biodiversity tax incentive, which provides financial sustainability for landowners […]
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South African forestry certification standard achieves PEFC endorsement
The recently developed independent national forestry certification system for South Africa was recently endorsed by the Programme for Endorsement of […]
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Enhancing partnerships to conserve and expand the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve
Restoration experts from throughout South Africa congregated over three days to participate in a technical working group workshop to develop […]
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Hidden diversity uncovered in FBIP Eastern Cape forest project
Two recent papers resulting from the Eastern Cape Forest Fauna Project have uncovered ‘hidden’ invertebrate species, highlighting higher levels of […]
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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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