
Research Projects
The FBIP funds research grants in the foundational biodiversity discipline through a competitive process and independent peer review. Since 2013, the programme committed R15 million to fund over 90 small projects and surveys from 30 institutions in South Africa. The FBIP also committed R18 million to fund three large integrated projects. Links to all previously awarded and currently active grant-funded activities are below.
Large Integrated Projects

SeaKeys Project
Unlocking Foundational Marine Biodiversity Knowledge
DESCRIPTION
PROJECT PERIOD
2013-2016
PROJECT OVERVIEW AND AIMS
The SeaKeys Project is a large collaboration that aims to collate and increase marine biodiversity information and translate this information into products to support decision making and the development of new benefits for South African society. SeaKeys was the first large collaborative project funded through the Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme. The project is three year collaboration, co-ordinated through SANBI, and involves more than 30 team members with representatives from more than 17 different organisations including multiple government departments, research institutes, universities, citizen scientists and industry.
LEAD ORGANISATION AND PARTNERS
PROJECT LEADER:
Dr Kerry Sink, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS:
Dr Lara Atkinson, South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON);
Dr Wayne Florence, Iziko Museums of Cape Town; Dr Charles Griffiths, University of Cape Town;
Dr Samaai Toufiek, Department of Environmental Affairs (Oceans and Coast);
Prof Colin Attwood, University of Cape Town; Dr Sophie von der Heyden, Stellenbosch University;
Prof Mark Gibbons, University of the Western Cape; Dr Monica Mwale, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB);
Dr Robert Anderson, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries;
Dr Angus Macdonald, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus);
Dr Tamara Robinson, Stellenbosch University; Prof John Bolton, University of Cape Town; Dr Carl van der Lingen, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Ms Georgina Jones, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Dr Gavin Gouws, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB); Dr Linda Harris, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; Dr Shirley Parker-Nance, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; Dr Deon Durholtz, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Ms Phumla, Petroleum Agency SA; Mr Lindelani Mudau, Department of Environmental Affairs (Oceans and Coast); Mr Xola Mkefe, Department of Environmental Affairs (Oceans and Coast); Dr Eleanor Yeld-Hutchings, WORLD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (SA); Mr Sean Fennessy, Oceanographic Research Institute (SAAMBR); Dr Jean Harris, Ezemvelo Kwazulu-Natal Wildlife; Dr Kevin Christison, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
PROJECT ABSTRACT
South Africa lacks comprehensive marine biodiversity databases and the description, assessment and understanding of marine biodiversity lags behind that of other environments. These shortfalls hamper monitoring of marine biodiversity, global change understanding, provision of evidence-based policy and management advice, marine spatial planning and the ability of South Africans to derive sustainable benefits from our rich marine biological diversity.
This 3 year national project aims to unlock knowledge to remedy this situation. The large team from 15 institutions will provide for the collation, consolidation, generation and dissemination of foundational information to support sustainable resource use, spatial planning and development in South Africa’s marine and coastal environment. Large existing marine data sets will be made available and citizen scientists will be empowered to add to this, providing at least 193 000 new records and first inventories for seaweeds and 14 new animal groups. Targeted genetic research will provide a minimum of 250 barcodes and unlock key information for management. The diverse project team will address research gaps with a focus on habitat forming, resource, indicator and biosecurity species and ecosystems that deliver key services or are sensitive to impact. The knowledge will be applied in the assessment of stocks and species conservation status; ecosystem description, mapping and assessment; monitoring; invasive and disease species research; environmental impact assessment and marine spatial planning. This is important for management relevant to fisheries, mining, energy, trade, aquaculture and global change. Data will be disseminated through online databases, species pages, guides and maps along with publications and sector-specific guidance to ensure products support sustainable use and development. This project will unlock new capacity in terms of post graduate students, citizen scientists, EIA practitioners and decision makers.]
DATA SETS
Data sets can be downloaded below.
Data set 1: SAEON: Historical Research Survey Database (1897-1949)
Data set 2: Marine species pages

Eastern Cape Forest Project
The effect of habitat fragmentation on faunal diversity of Eastern Cape forests
DESCRIPTION
PROJECT PERIOD
2016-2018
PROJECT OVERVIEW AND AIMS
The creepy crawlies and other animals which inhabit the misty forests of the Eastern Cape will be the subject of this three-year research project funded by the Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP). The proposed study area form part of the Maputoland-Pondoland-Albany Biodiversity Hotspot and involves scientists from Stellenbosch University (SU) and four other South African universities, as well as Harvard University in the US and six museums. Prof. Michael Cherry, from the Department of Botany and Zoology at Stellenbosch University and project leader, says that their data and findings could inform decisions on proposed dry gas and titanium mining operations in the area, as well as the new dam planned at Mzimvubu and the N2-Wild Coast Highway. And should SANParks proceed with the proclamation of the Pondoland National Park, the project could assist with determining the boundaries, he adds.
LEAD ORGANISATION AND PARTNERS
Project leader: Prof Michael Cherry, Stellenbosch University.
Participating institutions: The core investigators on the project are Prof Michael Cherry, Prof Nox Makunga, Prof Savel Daniels and Dr Victor Rambau, all from Stellenbosch University. Other collaborators are from Walther Sisulu and Rhodes universities in the Eastern Cape, the universities of Pretoria and Cape Town, and Harvard University in the United States. No fewer than six museums are involved including four from the Eastern Cape (Amathole, Albany, Port Elizabeth and East London) plus Iziko Museums of Cape Town and the Durban Natural History Museum. Researchers from the South African Environmental Observation Network, the Agricultural Research Council, Birdlife Southern Africa, the Department of Environmental Affairs and Forestwood CC make are also working together with the team.
PROJECT ABSTRACT
Forests make up only 0.56% of SA, but display unusually high biodiversity. Naturally patchy, they have been further fragmented by human activities: nearly 50% of indigenous forests are estimated to have experienced anthropogenic fragmentation, which together with the introduction of alien plantations, has led to range changes in dependent faunal species. Recent work has shown that half of SA forest dependent bird species have experienced range declines since 1992, mostly in the former Transkei and Ciskei homelands of the Eastern Cape. Two primary causes of these declines are habitat loss due to deforestation and forest degradation. In terms of global change, significant deforestation has taken place between 1990 and 2013/4, as indicated by National Land Cover data. Forests are important in terms of the bio-economy as they have traditionally been harvested by local rural communities, but post-democracy have experienced increased pressure for fuel wood and building material collection, grazing, burning for cultivation and collection of plants for medicine. Further degradation occurs where utilization of particular tree species by humans leads to declining forest condition, although boundaries may remain intact. Legal logging of indigenous trees takes place in only two forests in SA (Knysna and Pirie), but recently, larger scale illegal logging and harvesting of other plant material by commercial interests has been increasing, creating a potential conflict between these operations and communities which are partially dependent on forests for their livelihood. Our proposed area of study forms part of the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany (MPA) Biodiversity Hotspot. Eastern Cape forest diversity has been well-documented only in terms of trees; and faunal diversity has been conspicuously poorly documented. As such, this area represents an excellent candidate for a FBIP, particularly as the Eastern Cape contains 46% of SA’s natural forests.]
DATA SETS
Data sets will be made available once the project is concluded

BioGaps Project
Filling biodiversity information gaps to support development decision making in the Karoo
DESCRIPTION
PROJECT PERIOD
2016-2018
PROJECT OVERVIEW AND AIMS
Currently the Karoo is poorly surveyed for biodiversity and there are large gaps in our understanding of which species occur in which parts of the Karoo. This hampers efforts to determine priority habitats that may be sensitive to future proposed changes in landuse. The Karoo is seen as an important development area for South Africa, and there needs to be responsible decision-making around developments such as shale gas exploration, farming, mining, renewable energy infrastructure and the Square Kilometre Array. SANBI has led a consortium of institutions to a successful funding grant from the Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP), so that we can advance our scientific understanding of valuable Karoo ecosystems and contribute to informed decision-making
Under the BioGaps Project, the current paucity of biodiversity data will be addressed through:
1) integrating and upgrading existing data for target taxa located in museums and herbaria around South Africa, and
2) conducting detailed surveys for 12 representative taxonomic groups (plants, mammals, fish, birds, amphibians and reptiles, as well as six invertebrate groups: bees, dragonflies, grasshoppers, scorpions, butterflies and spiders) in areas targeted for shale gas exploration.
LEAD ORGANISATION AND PARTNERS
PROJECT LEADER:
Ms Domitilla Raimondo
South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS:
- The Agricultural Research Council’s Plant Protection Research Institute (ARC PPRI) – both fieldwork and collections relating to several invertebrate taxa.
- The American Museum of Natural History – for species identification and overseeing digitisation of 8000 scorpion specimens.
- The Lepidopterists’ Society of Southern Africa (‘LepSoc’) – fieldwork and identifications of species for butterflies.
- The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) – fieldwork and monitoring of permanent plots.
- The South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) – fieldwork and threat assessments for fish species.
- BirdLife South Africa – fieldwork and threat assessments for bird species.
- Collections institutions that will be involved in digitisation and surveys: Albany Museum, Port Elizabeth Museum at Bayworld, Bews Herbarium (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Bolus Herbarium (University of Cape Town), Compton Herbarium (SANBI), Ditsong Museum, Iziko Museum, and National Museum.
- Universities that will be involved in surveys and co-supervising postgraduate research: KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Town, Stellenbosch, North West and Pretoria.
- DNA barcoding work will be a joint effort between SANBI, the National Zoological Gardens and the University of Johannesburg.
- Species threat assessment work will be supported by the NGOs the Botanical Society of South Africa, the Endangered Wildlife Trust and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
PROJECT ABSTRACT
In this project, existing & new biodiversity data will be mobilised to support government decision-making for infrastructure development associated with exploitation of shale gas in the Karoo. South Africa, as a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity has committed to protect the environment, thus shale gas exploration & extraction must be achieved responsibly. Currently, the Karoo is poorly surveyed and existing data have major gaps, especially in the area targeted for shale gas exploration. In recognition, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) as part of a Shale Gas Exploration Strategic Environmental Assessment (SGE SEA) has commissioned bioblitzes to improve data and foundational knowledge. The timeframe and funding of the bioblitzes are however insufficient, and 70-80% of the fracking domain will remain undocumented. Additional resources are therefore necessary to comprehensively survey the area to ensure increased geographic & taxonomic coverage that will allow us to map species ranges, identify important habitats, and classify wetlands & rivers, all of which will support decision-making. The project is led by a young female researcher, involves a consortium of researchers and institutions, provides research opportunities for 11 young scientists, and will train at least 8 students. It also pilots novel approaches in engaging and developing citizen scientists. Delivery of preliminary occurrence data sets and at least 20,000 records for 9 of the 11 taxa will occur in the 1st phase of the project to inform the SGE SEA. By the end of the project 200,000 new primary occurrence records will inform species occupancy and habitat richness models which, along with 300 Red List assessments of species of conservation concern, will be served to decision makers via SANBI’s Land Use Decision Support (LUDS) tool.
DATA SETS
Data sets will be made available once the project is concluded

Snapshot Safari South Africa Project
A country-wide occupancy assessment and monitoring of mammals
DESCRIPTION
PROJECT PERIOD
2018-2020
PROJECT OVERVIEW AND AIMS
The Snapshot Safari-South Africa research project is a large collaboration project including an unprecedented network of camera trap grids in several protected areas in South Africa, aiming to provide continuous monitoring of mammal species population sizes and trends. The project was launched in response to a need of more accurate assessments of mammal occupancy and populations in South Africa and is a continuation of the previous highly successful project ‘Snapshot Serengeti’. With the help of accurate camera trap censuses, and innovative mapping approaches we will be able to identify which sites are being managed successfully – and hence which conservation strategies should be incorporated into a toolbox for effective wildlife management. The project will also use several other scientific methods to ensure an extensive and accurate dataset. The methods include: DNA barcoding of small mammals; traditional mammal surveys; participatory mapping through conducting interviews with locals in the adjacent community; and using DNA to identify prey from scats (i.e. faecal droppings).
Once the project is concluded, the full ‘developed’ data set will be an important resource for future researchers and managers to study or gain information on “environmental change, species dynamics, biodiversity patterns, species red-listing, conservation management, biodiversity planning and protected area monitoring”.
Snapshot Safari-South Africa will enable the public to make a useful contribution to biodiversity science and conservation through the online classification of photographs taken by camera traps. Citizen scientists should create a profile on the ‘Zooniverse’ website and keep their eyes open for the South African parks that will be uploaded. The project’s Facebook and Instagram accounts are already live and broadcasting.
Project objectives:
- To generate knowledge on mammal occupancy and distribution patterns in a country-wide survey of key protected expansion areas.
- To supply a baseline set of mammal occupancy and population data of several key protected areas in South Africa.
- To test novel ways of assessing mammal occupancy and distribution in key biodiversity areas under different land tenure.
- To develop a methodology to measure protected area effectiveness in protecting mammal biodiversity.
- To contribute barcodes to the current South African mammal DNA Barcode of Life Data System.
LEAD ORGANISATION AND PARTNERS
PROJECT LEADER:
Dr Jan Adriaan Venter
Nelson Mandela University
COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS:
Co-investigators: Prof Craig Packer, University of Minnesota(International); Prof Michael Somers, University of Pretoria; Prof Colleen Downs, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg); Prof Rob Slotow, University of KwaZulu-Natal ( (Westville); Dr Mike Peel, Agricultural Research Institution (South Africa); Dr Herve Fritz, Nelson Mandela University / University Lyon (International); Dr Lourens Swanepoel, UNIVEN; Dr Sandi Willows-Munro, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg)
Collaborators: Dr Craig Tambling University of Fort Hare; Dr Mark Keith, University of Pretoria; Dr Nokubonga Mgqatsa (Rhodes University); Prof Dan Parker, University of Mpumalanga; Prof Aliza Le Roux, University of the Free State (Qua-qua)
Research Associate Conservation Authority: Dr Charlene Bissett, SANPARKS; Dr Angela Gaylard, SANPARKS; Mr Piet Nel, North West Parks Board
PROJECT ABSTRACT
South Africa is considered to be rich in biodiversity compared to the rest of the world. This wealth of biodiversity plays a significant role in a large proportion of the economy and the livelihoods of many urban and rural South Africans. Human alteration of the global environment has triggered the Anthropocene, a major extinction event, in the history of life, which is causing widespread changes in the global distribution of biodiversity. Biodiversity data is critical in monitoring the effect of change on species and populations. In response to the urgent need for more accurate assessment of mammal occupancy and populations, we will be launching a new research project called Snapshot Safari – South Africa where over 130,000 citizen scientists worldwide will help to classify millions of photographs collected from various camera trap grids all over South Africa. Snapshot Safari-South Africa will include an unprecedented network of camera trap grids in dozens of protected areas and protected area expansion areas in South Africa. We will eventually set out hundreds of cameras to provide continuous monitoring of population sizes and trends of mammal species at each site. Our project will survey 38 different properties covering 16 protected area priority expansion areas and two trans-frontier parks in all the provinces of South Africa. We expect the survey to produce > 2 million usable photographic species records. Our project will cover four important aspects: 1) collection of important foundational biodiversity data; 2) the barcoding of a number of mammal species in BOLD; 3) development and testing of various methodologies of collecting mammal data; and 4) development of methodology on measuring effectiveness in conservation management efforts. All four these aspects could potentially have long term benefits in our efforts to conserve biodiversity in South Africa.
DATA SETS
Data sets will be made available once the project is concluded
Small Projects
2013
View list of projects funded by the FBIP in 2013
Project Type | Grantholder | Institute | Project Title | Preview Abstract * |
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Survey (2 years) | Prof Balkwill, K | University of the Witwatersrand | Establishing a case for a Malolotja to Kruger Biodiversity Corridor | View Abstract |
Survey (2 years) | Prof Barker, N | Rhodes University | Floristic survey of the Stormberg | View Abstract |
Survey (2 years) | Dr Chakona, A | South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) | Nation-wide inventory and distribution of freshwater fishes and frogs of South Africa | View Abstract |
Survey (2 years) | Prof Matthee, C | Stellenbosch University | Diversity and distribution of fleas on rodents in South Africa | View Abstract |
Survey (2 years) | Assoc Prof Jacobs, K | Stellenbosch University | Linking ecosystem processes and soil microbial diversity in Rooibos and Honeybush | View Abstract |
Survey (2 years) | Prof Kerley, G | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | Identifying plant species in the diets of herbivores | View Abstract |
Survey (2 years) | Dr Kirby, B | University of the Western Cape | Actinobacterial diversity associated with rooibos plants | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Chakona, A | South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) | Cryptic diversity and phylogenetic structuring in southern African mountain catfish, Amphilius spp. | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Dames, J | Rhodes University | Fungal Root Endophytes of Selected Erica species | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Assoc Prof Goodman-Cron, G | University of the Witwatersrand | Cryptic species in Helichrysum Group 4 due to polyploidy: taxonomic and ecological implications? | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Assoc Prof Jacobs, K | Stellenbosch University | Mycorrhizal associations of Erica hair roots in South African fynbos | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Meyers, P | University of Cape Town | Molecular signatures to define members of the actinobacterial family Streptosporangiaceae | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Moleleki, L | University of Pretoria | Genetic diversity of soft rot enterobacteriaceae | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Muasya, AM | University of Cape Town | Psoralea pinnata complex | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Mr Muller, B | KwaZulu-Natal Museum | Cybertaxonomic Literature Markup of the journal African Invertebrates | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Prof Roodt-Wilding, R | Stellenbosch University | Scallop population genetics | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Thompson, DI | SAEON: South African Environmental Observation Network | Population genetic diversity and clonality in the endangered Pepper-bark, Warburiga salutaris | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Prof Underhill, L | University of Cape Town | Using Citizen Science to Generate Foundational Biodiversity Information | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Valverde, A | University of Pretoria | Unveiling endophytic bacterial communities in the fynbos biome | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Van Der Linde, E | Agricultural Research Council (SA), Plant Protection Research Institute | Establishment of a fully data-based and barcoded collection of mushroom pathogens for South Africa | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Van Noort, S | Iziko Museums of Cape Town | Systematics of South African Ichneumonidae (in part) (Hymenoptera) including production of interacti | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr von der Heyden, S | Stellenbosch University | Identifying critical biodiversity areas through phylogenetic and species diversity | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Prof Witkowski, E | University of the Witwatersrand | One mainland African baobab species or two? Implications for productivity and sustainable use | View Abstract |
2015
View list of projects funded by the FBIP in 2015
Project Type | Grantholder | Institute | Project Title | Preview Abstract |
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Small Project (1 year) | Dr Bytebier, BLG | University of KwaZulu-Natal | Unlocking biodiversity information for the orchid genus Holothrix | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Curry, CJ | University of KwaZulu-Natal | Mobilising foundational information on medicinal / ethno-botanical collections in Bews Herbarium | View Abstract |
Survey (2 years) | Prof Daniels, SR | Stellenbosch University | Survey of freshwater prawns in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Mr Dold, AP (Prof Barker, NP and Dr Clark, VR) | Rhodes University | Great Escarpment Biodiversity Research Programme data mobilisation | View Abstract |
Survey (2 years) | Prof Dorrington, RA | Rhodes University | Survey of invertebrate and microbial diversity of the Prince Edward Islands system | View Abstract |
Survey (2 years) | Prof Du Preez, LH | North-West University | Amphibian biodiversity and eco-tourism | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Gazendam, M | Agricultural Research Council (South Africa) - VOPI | Identification of viruses infecting indigenous ornamental bulbous plants in South Africa using NGS | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Jacobs, A | Agricultural Research Council (South Africa) - PPRI | Barcoding of the national collection of Fungi: with special emphasis on Hypocrealean Fungi | View Abstract |
Survey (2 years) | Dr James, HM | Albany Museum | Temporal and spatial variation in macro-invertebrate diversity in Kruger national Park rivers | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Le Roes-Hill, M | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | Actinobacterial diversity associated with South African peatlands | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Maake, PA | Agricultural Research Council (South Africa) - PPPRI | Arachnid biodiversity of the Tshivhase and Makumbani Tea Plantations, Limpopo Province | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Makhalanyane, TP | University of Pretoria | What are the impacts of global climate change on arid soil microbial communities? | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Miss Makhubo, BG | National Museum | Phylogenetics of the Pachydactylus capensis species complex | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Prof Maneveldt, GW | University of the Western Cape | The genus Spongites (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in South Africa | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Mr Millar, IM | Agricultural Research Council (South Africa) - PPRI | Catalogue of type specimens in the South African National Collection of Insects | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Prof Penzhorn, BL | University of Pretoria | Identification of Babesia, Theileria, Ehrlichia and Anaplasma spp from SA mammals (small grant) | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Prof Peter, CI | Rhodes University | Growing OrchidMap: citizen science generating contemporary orchid distribution data | View Abstract |
Survey (2 years) | Prof Pietersen, G | Agricultural Research Council / Universiy of Pretoria | Taxonomy and Candidatus Liberibacter status of South African buchu plants | View Abstract |
Survey (2 years) | Prof Robertson, MP | University of Pretoria | Surveys to enhance effectiveness of ants as indicators of change | View Abstract |
Survey (2 years) | Dr Van Asch, BJK | Stellenbosch University | Genetic diversity of olive insect pests and their natural enemies in the Western Cape | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Prof Van der Bank, M | University of Johannesburg | A phylogenetic analysis of the origin and assembly of forbs in South African grassy biomes using DNA | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr van der Merwe (Bester), AE | Stellenbosch University | Biodiversity aspects of endemic catsharks- a genetic assessment | View Abstract |
Survey (2 years) | Dr Van Noort, S | Iziko Museums of South Africa | Survey and systematics of South African Hymenoptera (wasps, bees and ants) | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Prof Villet, MH | Rhodes University | Revision of the endemic barbine fishes of the Western Cape | View Abstract |
2016
View list of projects funded by the FBIP in 2016
Project Type | Grantholder | Institute | Project Title | Preview Abstract |
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Small Project (1 year) | Dr Buschke, FT | University of the Free State | The effect of land-use on the butterfly diversity of ecological refugia within an agricultural landscape | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Edwards, S | Rhodes University | Mountain ranges are phylogeographic breaks for South African reptile and spider species | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Florence, WK | Iziko Museums of South Africa | e-Taxonomy of Bryozoans | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Gryzenhout, M | University of the Free State | Next field guide for southern African macrofungi | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Le Roux, MM | SANBI: South African National Biodiversity Institute | A taxonomic study of the grassland species of Thesium L. (Santalaceae) | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Makhalanyane, TP | University of Pretoria | What are the impacts of global climate change on biodiversity and carbon functionality in areas subject to increased aridity? | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Mr Mlambo, MC | Albany Museum | Invertebrates community dynamics in temporary wetland ecosystems | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Prof Muasya, AM | University of Cape Town | Schoenus clade (Cyperaceae): taxonomy, DNA barcodes and genome evolution | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr O'Brien, GC | University of KwaZulu-Natal | Population diversity and wellbeing of southern Africa’s socio-ecologically important Anguillid Eels in KZN rivers | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Prof O'Connor, TG | SAEON | Global change impact on Drakensberg grassland diversity | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Prof Parker, DM | University of Mpumalanga | Insectivorous bat monitoring in the Kruger National Park | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Porri, F | SAIAB | Identification of marine fish and invertebrate larvae using DNA barcoding | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Ramond, JB | University of Pretoria | Diversities of microbiomes from South African arid and natural soils | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Simon, CA | Stellenbosch University | Identification of polychaetes used as bait | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Prof Van der Bank, M | University of Johannesburg | A systematic study of the southern African endemic genus Sisyranthus (Apocynaceae) | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Prof Villet, MH | Rhodes University | White grub (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) pests of pineapple, sugarcane and black wattle in South Africa | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Prof von der Heyden, S | Stellenbosch University | Hopping to extinction? - Distribution and species delineation of sandy beach isopods | View Abstract |
Small Project (1 year) | Dr Voua Otomo, P | University of the Free State | Survey and DNA barcoding of vermicomposting earthworms | View Abstract |
2016
View Accelerated Data Mobilisation Grants awarded in 2016
Project Type | Grantholder | Institute | Project Title | Preview Abstract |
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SANBI/FBIP Grant 2016 | Dr Carbutt, C | Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife | Digitisation of plant specimens in the Killick Herbarium (CPF) | View Abstract |
SANBI/FBIP Grant 2016 | Dr Cole, M | East London Museum | Conversion of East London Museum Malacology database to Specify6 | View Abstract |
SANBI/FBIP Grant 2016 | Prof Haddad, C | University of the Free State, Bloemfontein | Generating Encyclopaedia of Life pages for endemic South African spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) | View Abstract |
SANBI/FBIP Grant 2016 | Dr James, H | Albany Museum | Expansion of digitisation of Albany Museum Freshwater Invertebrate Collection and associated information | View Abstract |
SANBI/FBIP Grant 2016 | Dr Kearney, T | Ditsong National Museum of Natural History | Unlocking barcode sequence and morphological information of Chiroptera type material in the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History collection | View Abstract |
SANBI/FBIP Grant 2016 | Dr Marais, D | Hermanus Botanical Society | Basic data capture of botanical species collected in the Fernkloof Nature Reserve housed in the Hermanus Botanical Society Herbarium (HER) | View Abstract |
SANBI/FBIP Grant 2016 | Assoc Prof Peter, C | Rhodes University, Department of Botany | Digitizing and georeferencing ecologically important Eastern Cape flowering plants | View Abstract |
SANBI/FBIP Grant 2016 | Prof Robertson, M | University of Pretoria | Development of Specify database, supervision of technician | View Abstract |
SANBI/FBIP Grant 2016 | Prof Scholtz, C | University of Pretoria, Department of Entomology | An atlas of South African dung beetle species (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) | View Abstract |
SANBI/FBIP Grant 2016 | Prof Sole, Catherine | University of Pretoria | Identification, digitisation and georeferencing of baboon spiders in South African museum collections | View Abstract |
SANBI/FBIP Grant 2016 | Mr Taylor, M | BirdLife South Africa | Uploading of bird species accounts contained in the 2015 Eskom Red Data Book of Birds of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland to the http://www.sanbi.org/information website | View Abstract |
SANBI/FBIP Grant 2016 | Mr Trinder-Smith, Terry H | University of Cape Town, Bolus Herbarium, | Ericaceae and Bryophyte data processing project | View Abstract |
SANBI/FBIP Grant 2016 | Prof van der Bank, M | University of Johannesburg, African Centre for DNA Barcoding (ACDB) | DNA barcoding of native and non‐native aquatic plants to complement biodiversity management of freshwater ecosystems in South Africa | View Abstract |
SANBI/FBIP Grant 2016 | Prof von der Heyden, S | Stellenbosch University | Identifying critical biodiversity areas through phylogenetic and species diversity | View Abstract |
2017
View list of projects funded by the FBIP in 2017
Project Type | Grantholder | Institution | Project Title | Preview Abstract |
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Small grant | Prof Cowling, R | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | Inventory of the flora and vegetation of the calcareous dunes of the Cape south coast | View Abstract |
Small grant | Prof Jacobs, K | Stellenbosch University | Cladosporium spp in indoor environments: Biodiversity boost or silent killer | View Abstract |
Small grant | Prof Ellis, A | Stellenbosch University | Diversity and life-cycle requirements of keystone fly pollinators in the Succulent Karoo biodiversity hotspot. | View Abstract |
Small grant | Dr Visagie, CM | ARC, Plant Protection Research Institute | Updating the taxonomy of Penicillium in South Africa | View Abstract |
Small grant | Dr Visagie, CM | ARC, Plant Protection Research Institute | Updating the taxonomy of Aspergillus in South Africa | View Abstract |
Small grant | Prof Farrant, J | University of Cape Town | Endophytes of resurrection plants | View Abstract |
Small grant | Prof Parker, D | University of Mpumalanga | Insectivorous bat monitoring in the Kruger National Park | View Abstract |
Small grant | Dr Jacobs, A | ARC, Plant Protection Research Institute | Fusarium spp associated with soils in the greater Karoo area of South Africa | View Abstract |
Small grant | Prof Dames, J | Rhodes University | Assessing orchid mycorrhizal associations and fungal diversity | View Abstract |
Small grant | Prof Roodt-Wilding, R | Stellenbosch University | South African red seaweed barcoding | View Abstract |
Small grant | Prof Oosthuizen, M | University of Pretoria | Cataloguing zoonotic tick-borne bacterial pathogen strain diversity in wild rodent species in rural South Africa | View Abstract |
Small grant | Dr Hoareau, T | University of Pretoria | DNA barcoding of South Africa's linefishes | View Abstract |
Small grant | Mr Mahlanza, T | ARC, Plant Protection Research Institute | A Survey of Viruses of Wild Solanum Species in South Africa | View Abstract |
Small grant | Dr Henschel, J | South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) | Branchiopoda of the Northern Cape ephemeral pans | View Abstract |
Small grant | Dr Sethusa, M | South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) | Citizen scientists contributing to biodiversity records and monitoring in selected rural areas of Mopani and Sekhukhune, Limpopo Province | View Abstract |
Small grant | Dr Haddad, C | University of the Free State | Diversity of Collembola and Araneae along an environmental gradient | View Abstract |
Small grant | Dr Deyzel, S | South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) | DNA barcoding of coastal zooplankton for species identification and recognition (Algoa Bay, South Africa) | View Abstract |
Small grant | Dr Ndlovu, M | University of the Free State | A barcode guide of the avian haemosporidians of the Kruger National Park and the surrounding areas | View Abstract |
Small grant | Dr Koopman, TA | Agricultural Research Council (South Africa), Infruitec-Nietvoorbij | Survey and identification of honeybush diseases in the areas of plantations | View Abstract |