SANBI interns 2018/19 On Friday the 1st March 2018, SANBI’s Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden hosted its 2nd Annual Intern Presentation […]
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Nominations for 2019 GBIF Young Researchers Award
Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps), Los Gatos, California, USA. Photo by Edward Rooks via iNaturalist research-grade observations, licensed under CC BY-NC […]
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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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Service provider to facilitate and document participant-driven evaluation of CAPE
Dear valued Cape Action for People and the Environment (CAPE) partner The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBIB), through 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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ILCN Steering Committee member steps down
The International Land Conservation Network (ILCN) recently shone the spotlight on one of its founding members, Natasha Wilson in its […]
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SANBI hosts 2nd successful Annual Biodiversity Stewardship Conference
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) in partnership with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) […]
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Treasury accepts proposal to create additional biodiversity tax incentive
BirdLife South Africa’s Fiscal Benefits Project, under the Policy & Advocacy Programme, and in partnership with the Department of Environmental […]
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SUSFARMS Collaboration wins 2nd place at Bonsucro Inspire Awards
The Midlands Sustainable Sugar Supply Chain Collaboration (SUSFARMS South Africa) also known as the SUSFARMS® Midlands Collaboration secured second place […]
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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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