Introduction to the sections of SANBI's Biodiversity Advisor
Below are the six main sections of SANBI's Biodiversity Advisor website
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descriptions of the type of information you can find in each section.
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The process involved in environmental assessment (e.g. EIA's)
- Orientate yourself to find the land parcel you wish to assess.
- Understand the biodiversity context of a land parcel.
- Know when to appoint a specialist botanist to conduct an assessment.
- Find the relevant biodiversity information for a municipality.
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Environmental assessment |
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Bioregional plans, how they are created and how they can inform land-use planning
- How is a bioregional plan related to a systematic biodiversity plan?
- What are the contents of a biodiversity plan?
- How to developing and publishing a bioregional plan.
- What is a biodiversity sector plan and how is it related to a bioregional plan?
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Land-use planning |
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Creating a systematic biodiversity plan
- What is systematic biodiversity planning?
- How to developing a systematic biodiversity plan.
- The relevance of systematic biodiversity planning in terms of national policy.
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Systematic biodiversity planning |
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Learn more about species distribution modelling
- Where to find species data and environmental and climatic data.
- Choosing a modelling method which is appropriate for your data.
- Mapping the results of the distribution model.
- Scenarios for modelling future species distributions.
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Species distribution modelling |
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Information resources that support research and taxonomy
- Find taxonomic, specimen and observational data for plants and animals.
- Find threatened species information for South African plants and animals.
- Search for information and photographs of plants in southern Africa.
- Find out which SANBI species and specimen resource to use.
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Research & taxonomy |
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About SANBI's policy on access to information
- Find out more about SANBI's position on free and easy access to information.
- Find out what sort of information may be considered sensitive.
- Apply to SANBI for access to sensitive information.
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Access to information |
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