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SKEP ISC receives Phase 2 project funding from the LHSKT

Mar 16, 2018

In March 2017, the Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Programme (SKEP) Interim Steering Committee (ISC) members submitted a funding application to the […]

SANBI GIS intern Keneilwe Hlahane wins 2017 ESRI Young Scholar Award

Mar 16, 2018

Keneilwe Hlahane, a GIS intern with the SANBI National Biodiversity Assessment (NBA) team, has won the GIS Esri South Africa […]

Free State NBG hosts Annual Plant Sale, 23 Sept

Mar 16, 2018

The Botanical Society of South Africa (BotSoc) Free State National Botanic Garden branch will be hosting the Annual Plant Sale […]

KZN NBG commemorates 2017 Mandela Month

Mar 16, 2018

The South African National Biodiversity Institute’s (SANBI) units in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) followed on Tata Mandela’s words on making the world […]

Top Woman in Science Award sponsored by SANBI

Mar 16, 2018

South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) was the 2017 Standard Bank Top Women Awards category sponsor at the gala event […]

Taking biodiversity data to the next level

Mar 16, 2018

Few people would disagree that Darwin’s finches are some of the most iconic specimens held by a collections institution, at […]

SANBI invites comments on National Status Report on Biological Invasions draft

Mar 16, 2018

Dear Stakeholder, As you may be aware, the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), in collaboration with the DST-NRF Centre […]

Kwelera NBG hosts inaugural International Coastal Clean-up Day

Mar 16, 2018

The Kwelera National Botanical Garden is situated on the coast and is the first proclaimed national botanical garden in the […]

Lowveld NBG celebrates 2017 Arbor Day

Mar 16, 2018

The Lowveld National Botanical Garden celebrated Arbor Day on Thursday, 7 September 2017. It was celebrated with learners, teachers and […]

SANBI hosts inaugural National Biodiversity Stewardship Conference

Mar 16, 2018

National Biodiversity Stewardship Conference: Unlocking benefits through Biodiversity Stewardship The conservation, management and sustainable use of South Africa’s biodiversity depends […]

KwaZulu-Natal NBG receives gold and silver medals at Witness Garden Show

Mar 16, 2018

SANBI’s KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden (KZN NBG) took part in the annual Witness Garden Show in Pietermaritzburg this year. The […]

Bridging gaps: When frogs ‘bring rain’

Mar 15, 2018

In the same way as frogs bridge the gap between water and land with their amphibious lifestyle, an enigmatic figure […]

Former SANBI CEO Dr Abrahamse appointed as chair of GBIF

Mar 15, 2018

Former CEO of the South African National Biodiversity Institute, Dr Tanya Abrahamse, has been elected Chair of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Governing […]