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Updated on January 31, 2023
SANBI is working in partnership with Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on the development of Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) in South Africa, with a focus on ecosystem accounting. Here we provide information on what NCA is, and SANBI’s involvement in NCA projects including accounts produced to date. What is NCA? NCA is a way of … Read more
Visit pageUpdated on January 23, 2023
Welcome to the Biodiversity Stewardship Online Training 2021 Week One Module 1: The general introduction of principles and the Biodiversity Stewardship categories. Catch-up on Q&A Session 1 Week Two Module 2: The landowner engagements, biodiversity assessments and reviews. Catch-up on Q&A Session 2 Week Three Module 3: The legal agreements and the … Read more
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Updated on December 14, 2022
The National Biodiversity Assessment (NBA) is the primary tool for monitoring and reporting on the state of biodiversity in South Africa. It is used to inform policies, strategies and actions in a range of sectors for managing and conserving biodiversity more effectively. Each NBA is named after the year of the data underpinning the assessment. … Read more
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