Biodiversity and Land Use Project (BLU) shares biodiversity mainstreaming lessons in Africa The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) through […]
Continue readingIn season: South Africa’s wild lettuce
Intensive searching throughout South Africa over the past few years has uncovered just three wild populations of South Africa’s wild […]
Continue readingBig 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 […]
Continue readingBLU completes packaging of new short films
The Biodiversity and Land Use project recently completed the development of four short films to communicate the work that South […]
Continue readingLR&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, […]
Continue readingSection 37D testimonials from across South Africa: How tax is helping protected areas
South Africa is recognised as one of the world’s 17 megadiverse countries. Protected areas, declared on state, private or communal […]
Continue readingMzansea scoops African International Tourism Film Festival Award
MzanSea’s short video has been awarded the best overall film at the International Tourism Film Festival Africa Awards (ITFFA). ITFFA […]
Continue readingSANBI’s gardens remain closed during lockdown level 3
Lockdown Level 3 regulations currently state that all public places for recreation are to remain closed. All SANBI’s gardens are […]
Continue readingGEF 7: South Africa Public Disclosure Notice
South Africa, through the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment submitted a proposal for the seventh funding allocation provided […]
Continue readingNational Botanical Gardens and National Zoological Garden to close
All 11 National Botanical Gardens and the National Zoological Garden will be closing on 25 March 2020. The decision to […]
Continue reading2020 Chelsea Flower Show postponement
The South African National Biodiversity Institute’s (SANBI) Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens notes the postponement of the 2020 Royal Horticultural Society […]
Continue readingZoo has precautions in place to deal with COVID-19
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) announces that its National Botanical and Zoological Gardens will remain open to the […]
Continue readingNational botanical and zoological gardens remain open
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) announces that its National Botanical and Zoological Gardens will remain open unless further […]
Continue readingA message to all SANBI service providers
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) issued purchase orders to service providers to provide goods and services. As a […]
Continue readingFree State National Botanical Garden suspends use of amenities
Due to the risk of a potential spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the garden has suspended the use of the […]
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