Jan 20, 2020 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Cape Town – The presence of several important bat species has been confirmed in the Mapungubwe National Park in the north of South Africa, with the use of acoustic detection. According to Prof Dan Parker from the School of Biology and Environmental Sciences at...
Jan 19, 2020 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Cape Town – A team of researchers are set to explore the uncharted territories of life in the agricultural soil microbiome. The team received funding from the Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP) to conduct the Large Scale Project. In an...
Jan 3, 2020 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
The intention of the FBIP is to generate, manage and disseminate appropriate foundational biodiversity information as the basis for research which can catalyse the bio-economy, and for decision-making which will promote human well-being. The FBIP’s overall...
Jan 3, 2020 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Data generated through the projects have to be made openly accessible to the broader community (an embargo period is allowed).A copy of the data needs to be submitted to the FBIP/SANBI to check quality and whether what has been submitted meets the stated target in the...
Jan 3, 2020 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Introduction by Lita Pauw Introduction The Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP) herewith launches its semi-interactive online funding proposal writing workshop. The FBIP provides research grants to academics for the generation of knowledge related to...
