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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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Updated on April 18, 2018
SANBI promotes the principles of free and easy access to information, as enshrined in our constitution. To ensure a responsible response to this obligation we are in the process of completing our Biodiversity Information Policy Framework, released in March 2010. The framework provides the norms and standards for managing biodiversity information. SANBI will ensure that … Read more
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Systematic biodiversity planning forms the basis for achieving conservation goals in South Africa. Broadly speaking, there are two main strategies for ensuring that the geographic priority areas identified in systematic biodiversity plans remain in a well-managed natural state: Strategy 1: Consolidation and expansion of the protected area network. Strategy 2: Integrated management aimed at conservation … Read more
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The first national list of threatened terrestrial ecosystems for South Africa was gazetted on 9 December 2011 (National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act: National list of ecosystems that are threatened and in need of protection, (G 34809, GoN 1002), 9 December 2011). Listing of threatened or protected ecosystems The Biodiversity Act (Act 10 of 2004) provides … Read more
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A study on the taxonomy of pharmaceutically important brown algae has highlighted the challenges of integrating historical taxa into the era of modern DNA-based taxonomy. A group of South African and...
NRF and WWF internship programs offer practical work experience in a particular occupation to people/students who are new to that field. In the case of SANBI internship programs there is more to learn for...