Access information held by SANBI on South Africa's biodiversity. Use our resources for decision-making, planning and research.
South Africa has a wealth of valuable, natural resources which are under threat of degradation by competing land-uses.
The primary sectors of industry (agriculture, mining and other activities) need not negatively impact conservation.
Providing guidance on using biodiversity data models to map the distribution of species based on habitat suitability.
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Useful documents, manuals and links concerning biodiversity information at SANBI.
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The interactive maps host a wide range of information that can be viewed on screen by simply switching on various layers and uses one of the identify tools. To find out more about a mapped feature, follow the instructions below. If your toolbar is not displaying on your map, click on the “Toolbar” button Click … Read more
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Each municipality has an inventory of conservation plans, maps and biodiversity statistics that can be read and downloaded from the BGIS website. Below are instructions for locating the datasets and statistics for each municipality. Go to the BGIS website. To access the The Land Use Decision Support (LUDS) section, click on “LUDS” tab. Click on “Find … Read more
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In 2006, the “Vegetation Map of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland” was published. The book not only mapped the delineations of 440 zonal and azonal vegetation types, but described each of these vegetation types. The interactive map, as well as the descriptions are available on the BGIS website. Follow the instructions below to view the pdf descriptions. … Read more
Visit pageThis species was discovered in April 2016 on Marasmodes Day, which is an annual botanical event run by the CREW programme to find populations of species belonging to the Marasmodes genus (a small highly...
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), is an agreement among countries (referred to as parties) to ensure that the international trade of wild animals and...