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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 […]

Minister Hanekom announces release of Status Report on Biological Invasions in South Africa

Nov 1, 2018Nov 9, 2018

Acting Minister of Environmental Affairs, Minister Derek Hanekom announces the release of the Status Report on Biological Invasions in South […]

South Africa announces new Marine Protected Area Network

Oct 27, 2018Oct 27, 2018

South Africa announces new Marine Protected Area Network over two and a half times the size of the Kruger National […]

SANBI co-hosts 2nd National Biodiversity Stewardship Conference

Oct 5, 2018Oct 9, 2018

Promoting sustainable land use for a shared future South Africa is the third most biodiverse country in the world. For […]

SANBI celebrates ocean heritage

Sep 27, 2018Sep 27, 2018

To celebrate South Africa’s rich ocean heritage, the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), in collaboration with the Department of […]

SANBI hosts 4th Annual Biodiversity Science and Policy Advice Symposium

Sep 26, 2018Sep 27, 2018

On the 20th of September, The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) hosted its 4th Annual Biodiversity Science and Policy […]

Mainstreaming biodiversity into land-use regulation and management at the municipal scale

Sep 10, 2018Sep 26, 2018

29 June 2016 Municipalities have an increasingly significant role to play in biodiversity conservation as part of their mandate to […]

SANBI convenes successful parallel sessions at GSSA Congress

Aug 15, 2018Sep 26, 2018

The Grasslands Programme may have successfully closed but the legacy lives on. This Programme has catalysed the reconfiguration of the […]

KwaZulu-Natal NBG celebrates Mandela Day

Jul 19, 2018Sep 26, 2018

In commemoration of Mandela day, SANBI’s KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden (KZN NBG) staff visited Imbubu Primary School in Sweetwaters village. […]