The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) successfully hosted the fourth annual Management, Research and Planning (MaReP) Forum on 23 […]
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Putting rivers in the ‘front yard of the farm’
How would a landowner like to see his or her river in 20 years’ time? For Rudolph Röscher of the […]
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New Lüderitz port an environmental threat
An environmental consulting company tasked with investigating a plan by the government to construct a new port at Lüderitz says […]
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Izele: the online social network for nature
Izele is a website for conservation areas and conservation groups to share news, information and maps with neighbours, visitors, supporters […]
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Innovative water use at Karoo-based Aquila Private Game Reserve and Spa
In solidarity with its Cape Town counterparts, Aquila Private Game Reserve and Spa has taken the current water crisis extremely […]
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CREW summer school in Nieuwoudtville
There is much to look forward to in a quiet town such as Nieuwoudtville when a network of SKEP partners […]
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Biodiversity stewardship capacity building and training workshop a great success
On 7 and 8 February 2018, the second biodiversity stewardship and capacity building training workshop was held at Kirstenbosch National […]
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Getting to the root of sustainable land management in the Nama Karoo
The Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Drylands Conservation Programme (EWT-DCP) recently embarked on a five-year project in partnership with the United National […]
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Woodland expansion in South African grassy biomes based on satellite observations
By Skowno A, Thompson M, Hiestermann J, Ripley B, West A G, Bond W. Woody plant encroachment in South Africa’s […]
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Alien ecosystem engineer gaining ground at Cape estuary
By Dane McDonald A highly invasive ‘ecosystem engineer’ is gaining ground at Zandvlei Estuary in Cape Town, a study linked to […]
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Systematics of geophytic Othonna
By Luvo Magoswana Othonna L. (Asteraceae: Senecioneae: Othonninae) is a genus of some 120 species concentrated in the Greater Cape […]
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Rural Citizen Scientists Birding Project
By David Maphisa and Theresa Sethusa Citizen science projects consists of volunteer ordinary citizens of any country, play a critical […]
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Instant access to Africa’s Biodiversity Research: Biodiversity Heritage Library Africa
By Anne-Lise Fourie The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) was formed in 2006 as a consortium of ten natural history, botanical garden, […]
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International Citizen Science Day
By Ismail Ebrahim This year the South African Citizen Science network joined the international community by celebrating International Citizen Science […]
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Holistic capacity development through African Biodiversity Challenge
By Matthew Child The biodiversity informatics community has rightly spent a lot of resources on developing data management skills across […]
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