In 2017 several soil samples journeyed from the sparsely vegetated Karoo to the vault-like National Collection of Fungi (NCF) at the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) in Pretoria. Upon arrival at the facility, a meticulous process was initiated under the watchful...
Update by Marilize Greyling, project manager The new year has kicked off with a bang promising a fruitful year for biodiversity surveys and research for the FBIP Waterberg project. In the month of January, the project will see flora, arachnid, arthropod, mammal, and...
In June 2021 the FBIP profiled Brian du Preez, who is currently completing his PhD at the University of Cape Town. Brian received postgraduate funding from the FBIP programme. A recent post on Brian’s Facebook page details a breakthrough not only for his PhD...
