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Conservation Status of Reptiles book to shed light on conservation efforts

12/04/2024

Reptiles across South Africa, Eswatini, and Lesotho face increasing threats to their survival, including habitat loss, climate change, and exploitation […]

Pretoria National Botanical Garden voted best of the best in Tshwane

02/11/2022

The Pretoria National Botanical Garden, one of SANBI’s flagship gardens, has been honoured with five Best of Pretoria Readers’ Choice […]

Kirstenbosch receives TripAdvisor Global Top Destination award

04/08/2022

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is awarded a TripAdvisor Global Top Destination Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden has received a TripAdvisor Travellers’ […]

CREW issues 2019 annual newsletter

29/06/202030/06/2020

Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW) newsletter The Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW) has issued their annual […]

Tenfold increase in Marine Protected Areas supports SA’s sustainable oceans economy

07/10/201925/10/2019

Pic: Peter Chadwick National Marine Week is celebrated in the second week of October. During this time, we recognise how […]

CREW SRR Workshop 2019

31/07/201931/07/2019

Aaliyah Motala Students, plant specialists and plant enthusiasts alike attended the Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW) summer-rainfall region’s […]

CAPE Legacy Project launched and ready for roll out

15/05/201916/05/2019

The Cape Action for People and the Environment (CAPE) Legacy Project is a catalytic process, incorporating monitoring and evaluation (M&E) […]

SANBI welcomes new students and interns appointed under the Joan Wrench Bequest

06/05/201907/05/2019

The Joan Wrench Kirstenbosch Scholarship Fund, established in 2018, is supported through the bequest of the late Mrs Joan Kathleen […]

SANBI hosts 2nd Annual Intern Presentation Day

11/03/201921/08/2019

SANBI interns 2018/19 On Friday the 1st March 2018, SANBI’s Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden hosted its 2nd Annual Intern Presentation […]

Deep Seacrets: the outer shelf and slope ecosystems of the Eastern Cape

23/03/201826/09/2018

This project aims to develop multi-disciplinary offshore research capacity and knowledge to support improved management of poorly studied outer shelf, […]

Bridging gaps: When frogs ‘bring rain’

15/03/201826/09/2018

In the same way as frogs bridge the gap between water and land with their amphibious lifestyle, an enigmatic figure […]

Former SANBI CEO Dr Abrahamse appointed as chair of GBIF

15/03/201826/09/2018

Former CEO of the South African National Biodiversity Institute, Dr Tanya Abrahamse, has been elected Chair of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Governing […]