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Treasury accepts proposal to create additional biodiversity tax incentive

23/11/201823/11/2018

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

23/11/2018

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

05/11/201805/11/2018

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

01/11/201809/11/2018

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

27/10/201827/10/2018

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

05/10/201809/10/2018

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

SANBI celebrates ocean heritage

27/09/201827/09/2018

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

26/09/201827/09/2018

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

10/09/201826/09/2018

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

15/08/201826/09/2018

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

19/07/201826/09/2018

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