By Anne-Lise Fourie The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) was formed in 2006 as a consortium of ten natural history, botanical garden, […]
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International Citizen Science Day
By Ismail Ebrahim This year the South African Citizen Science network joined the international community by celebrating International Citizen Science […]
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Holistic capacity development through African Biodiversity Challenge
By Matthew Child The biodiversity informatics community has rightly spent a lot of resources on developing data management skills across […]
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New partnership project for water security launched
By Kennedy Nemutamvuni South Africa’s water security depends not only on our built water infrastructure, but also on well managed […]
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Adaptation Fund Project Celebratory Event
On the 18th of June 2018, The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), will present certificates of appreciation to its […]
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Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers citizen science programme summer-rainfall workshop
The Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW) summer-rainfall node hosted its annual workshop in April at Empangeni, KZN north […]
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Karoo BioGaps Project uncovers many new species in the Karoo
A consortium of over 20 institutions is undertaking the Karoo BioGaps Project, a three year project to fill biodiversity information […]
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Number of known SA brittle star species escalates by 20%
The number of brittle star species known from South Africa has escalated by 20%, after a recent SeaKeys taxonomic study. […]
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Launch of the Ecological Infrastructure for Water Security Project, 31 May
The Minister of Environmental Affairs Dr Edna Molewa and the Minister of Water and Sanitation Gugile Nkwinti will be at […]
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National Indaba on Ecological Infrastructure for Water Security
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), in collaboration with its various partners, is hosting a three-day National Indaba on […]
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KwaZulu-Natal NBG celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity
In celebration of 25 years of international day for biological diversity, the KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden (KZN NBG) celebrated this […]
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South Africa wins 36th Gold Medal at the Chelsea Flower Show
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) has received the good news from London this morning that the Kirstenbosch-South Africa […]
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BLU concludes midterm review
SANBI’s Biodiversity and Land Use (BLU) Project received a very favorable overall rating of ‘satisfactory’ for its Midterm Review (MTR) […]
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SUSFARMS Collaboration wins second place at Bonsucro Inspire Awards
In mid-January, the Midlands Sustainable Sugar Supply Chain Collaboration (SUSFARMS South Africa) also known as the SUSFARMS® Midlands Collaboration secured […]
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Free State National Botanical Gardens scoops golden award at the 135th Bloem Show
The Free State National Botanical Garden (FSNBG) has scooped the golden award in four consecutive years at the Bloem show […]
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