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Planning and Assessment
South Africa has a wealth of valuable, natural resources which are under threat of degradation by competing land-uses. The Planning and Assessment section of the Biodiversity Advisor looks at the…
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Conservation and Industry
The primary sectors of industry (agriculture, mining and other extractive activities) are often seen as direct competitors to conservation, however this need not be the case. Click on the link…
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Research and Modelling
Species and specimen information is the basis on which almost all biodiversity tools, maps, research, models and tools are developed. The research and modelling pages of the Biodiversity Advisor focus…
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Participation
Participation in the biodiversity information management network is built through Biodiversity Forums, international and Africa region engagement, training and citizen science initiatives. Biodiversity information is stored and used by a…
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Online Biodiversity Data
Below is a list of SANBI’s online information resources with a short description of each site. Biodiversity GIS (BGIS) BGIS makes spatial biodiversity information available for planning and decision…
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Access and Policy
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…
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Welcome to SANBI's Biodiversity Advisor
The Biodiversity Advisor revolutionises access to information on South Africa's biodiversity. The Biodiversity Advisor helps you use SANBI's online biodiversity information resources for decision-making, planning and research.
The Biodiversity Advisor gets a new look and feel
SANBI's updated Biodiversity Advisor is easy to navigate, with new content areas and an easy-to-use look and feel. We invite you to explore the site and help us to improve it by sending your feedback to BAhelp@sanbi.org.za
