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Opportunity: FBIP proposal writing workshop

Feb 8, 2019

by Dane McDonald | Feb 8, 2019 Pretoria – The Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP) is offering a Proposal Writing Workshop to be held at […]

Managed bees versus wild bees? It’s not that simple in South Africa

Jan 22, 2019Jan 22, 2019

There’s widespread concern about the global decline of honey bees and the associated loss of pollination services. The honey bee is the […]

Service provider to facilitate and document participant-driven evaluation of CAPE

Jan 21, 2019Jan 21, 2019

Dear valued Cape Action for People and the Environment (CAPE) partner The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBIB), through the […]

Biodiversity Stewardship Community enhances capacity

Nov 29, 2018

The Biodiversity Stewardship community of practice has been focusing on enhancing the capacity and capabilities of biodiversity stewardship practitioners in […]

SIZA achieved a hundred percent equivalence in SAI FSA benchmark

Nov 29, 2018Nov 29, 2018

SIZA, the South African sustainability standard for social and environmental assurance, is the first to reach FULL (100%) equivalence when […]

South Africa’s biodiversity tax incentive receives special commendation at Pathfinder Award 2018

Nov 29, 2018

On 18 November, Birdlife South Africa’s work on the country’s first biodiversity tax incentive, which provides financial sustainability for landowners […]

South African forestry certification standard achieves PEFC endorsement

Nov 29, 2018

The recently developed independent national forestry certification system for South Africa was recently endorsed by the Programme for Endorsement of […]

Enhancing partnerships to conserve and expand the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve

Nov 29, 2018

Restoration experts from throughout South Africa congregated over three days to participate in a technical working group workshop to develop […]

ILCN Steering Committee member steps down

Nov 29, 2018Nov 29, 2018

The International Land Conservation Network (ILCN) recently shone the spotlight on one of its founding members, Natasha Wilson in its […]

SANBI hosts 2nd successful Annual Biodiversity Stewardship Conference

Nov 23, 2018Nov 27, 2018

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) in partnership with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) […]

Treasury accepts proposal to create additional biodiversity tax incentive

Nov 23, 2018Nov 23, 2018

BirdLife South Africa’s Fiscal Benefits Project, under the Policy & Advocacy Programme, and in partnership with the Department of Environmental […]

SUSFARMS Collaboration wins 2nd place at Bonsucro Inspire Awards

Nov 23, 2018

The Midlands Sustainable Sugar Supply Chain Collaboration (SUSFARMS South Africa) also known as the SUSFARMS® Midlands Collaboration secured second place […]

Hidden diversity uncovered in FBIP Eastern Cape forest project

Nov 5, 2018Nov 5, 2018

Two recent papers resulting from the Eastern Cape Forest Fauna Project have uncovered ‘hidden’ invertebrate species, highlighting higher levels of […]