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South Africa’s first Natural Capital Accounting Forum

09/07/201910/07/2019

South Africa’s first-ever national Natural Capital Accounting Forum will take place in Pretoria at ISIbalo House at Statistics South Africa […]

SANBI hosts the 2nd Annual Student Research Day at Kirstenbosch

18/06/2019

Research days set students and staff on a platform that is considerably conducive towards their growth in academic and professional […]

Free entry for kids at Kirstenbosch during school holiday

14/06/2019

Winter Wonders Special Over the School holidays from Saturday 15 June to Monday 8 July 2019, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden […]

Protecting indigenous vegetation in the Cape Winelands

14/06/2019

SANBI, through its Biodiversity and Land Use Project, is partnering with the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning to […]

First Biodiversity Stewardship legal reference group convened

13/06/201914/06/2019

The inaugural meeting of the Biodiversity Stewardship Legal Reference Group (LRG) took place on 20 February 2019. The LRG is […]

Notice to declare bankrupt bush as indicator of bush encroachment

13/06/201913/06/2019

In the first quarter of 2019, the Minister of Agriculture, Senzeni Zokwana communicated the ministry’s intention to declare bankrupt bush […]

GEF 5 projects host joint site visit

13/06/2019

Mpumalanga was the place to be this May as Project Steering Committee representatives of two Global Environment Facility (GEF) 5 […]

Update on NZG employees industrial action

12/06/201912/06/2019

South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) employees affiliated to the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC), at the National Zoological Garden […]

SANBI co-hosts 2019 NSCF Forum

07/06/201911/06/2019

Inclusivity and re-imaging natural science collections at the 2019 NSCF Forum This year’s Natural Science Collections Facility (NSCF) Forum was […]

Effort to accelerate direct access to climate finance

06/06/201906/06/2019

Adaptation Fund, Green Climate Fund convene first community of practice meeting of direct access entities to climate finance In an […]

CREW CFR Workshop 2019

04/06/201904/06/2019

Janine Steytler and Ismail Ebrahim The Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW) Annual Workshop was held on 17 – […]

Kirstenbosch welcomes new Curator

03/06/2019

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden welcomes Werner Voigt as the new Curator The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is pleased […]