Aug 4, 2020 | Announcements, Funding, sustainability, Uncategorized
Pretoria – Applications for FBIP Small Grants (Review Period 2) are now open and eligible researchers are encouraged to apply. The primary focus of the Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP) is to generate, mobilize, co-ordinate and make...
Jul 13, 2020 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Cape Town – A recent FBIP-funded endeavour has turned the tables on the conservation status of a freshwater stream fish, the Maloti minnow, thought to be extinct. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Freshwater Ecologist Skhumbuzo Kubheka presented his finding to a recent Symposium...
Jul 10, 2020 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Cape Town – The very poorly studied Stormberg has received focused botanical attention for the duration of an FBIP Small Grant to Prof Nigel Barker. The Stormberg forms part of Southern Africa’s 5000km-long Great Escarpment – a so called...
Jun 24, 2020 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Content by SANAP Bettine van Vuuren is a role model for women in science, who are often and in subtle ways discouraged from pursuing their dreams. Van Vuuren is a Former Vice-Chair of the FBIP Steering Committee. She recently contributed to the FBIP’s...
Jun 24, 2020 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Key points Additional data provided to inform conservation in the Karoo regionNew data provides insight on endemism in the KarooPotential undocumented diversity within Karoo small mammal groupsRange extensions and declines in Karoo small mammals based on IUCN...
Jun 18, 2020 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
By Zimkita Mavumengwana & Dane McDonald Cape Town – The FBIP and SANBI is pleased to announce that the Karoo BioGaps Project has come to an end. The aim of the Karoo BioGaps Project was to assemble foundational species data in the Karoo region. This was done...
Jun 15, 2020 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Key points: Diverse soil microbiome communities enhances soil resilience The main objective of this FBIP project is to document soil microbial diversity Understanding the soil microbiome is a crucial element in ‘smart farming’ Benefits from cultivating the soil...
Jun 4, 2020 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Content by Dr Jan Venter (NMU) George – Three titans of the modern scientific movement have come together in the SnapshotSafari-SA FBIP-funded project. SnapshotSafari-SA brings together a potent cocktail of frontier scientific activities including among other things...
Jun 3, 2020 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Cape Town – The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) has announced a call for projects from sub-Saharan Africa. The funding covers the cost of collecting existing data and capturing this in a suitable database and submitting to GBIF. GBIF has...
Apr 24, 2020 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Extension of cut-off dates for applications for funding – 15 May 2020: The NRF extended the cut-off dates for applications for funding for the FBIP Concept Notes for Large Integrated Projects and FBIP Small grant (1st review period) to facilitate the challenges...
