Sep 3, 2019 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Pretoria – The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) is pleased to announce a 3-day workshop supported through the Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP). We aim to introduce participants to the fundamentals of biodiversity data management and...
Aug 28, 2019 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Presenter: S. Veldsman – Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) Pretoria – Concurrent advances towards the 4th Industrial Revolution such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and robotics are expected to enable tremendous...
Aug 26, 2019 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Presenter: S. Deyzel – SAEON, Dept of Zoology CMR NMMU Pretoria – The contribution of plankton to biogeochemical cycling and conservation of energy within aquatic food webs is widely recognised, as is their usefulness for monitoring changing environmental...
Aug 26, 2019 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Presenter: A. Jacobs – ARC-Plant Health and Protection Pretoria – South Africa, as a mega-diverse country, has invested significant resources in documenting its above-ground flora and fauna. Riana Jacobs from Agricultural Research Council addresses the...
Aug 22, 2019 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Presenter: L.E. Pardo – Nelson Mandela University Pretoria – South Africa is one of the most biodiversity rich countries in the world. However, information on the conservation status of many species is limited. Lain Pardo Vargas gives an update on Snapshot...
Aug 21, 2019 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Presenter: D. Raimondo – SANBI Pretoria – 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...
Aug 21, 2019 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Presenter: M. Kgatla – SANBI Pretoria – Proper planning for biodiversity conservation requires the support of quality and reliable primary data. The FBIP has been funding research in South Africa specifically for generating primary data, including...
Aug 21, 2019 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Presenter: S. Willows-Munro – Conservation Genetics Lab, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal Pretoria – Metabarcoding is a new method of rapid biodiversity assessment that combines two technologies: DNA-based identification (DNA barcoding)...
Aug 21, 2019 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Presenters: L. Monda & A-L. Fourie – National Museum of Kenya & SANBI Pretoria – The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. Anne-Lise Fourie addresses...
Aug 21, 2019 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Presenter: K. Naicker – Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Pretoria – The overwhelming evidence of the IPBES Global Assessment, from a wide range of different fields of knowledge, presents a dire scenario: 1 million plant and animal...
