OPEN CALL: Nominations for 2023 GBIF Graduate Researchers Award
The call is now open for the GBIF 2023 Graduate Researchers Award (previously the Young Researchers Award). The award fosters innovative research and discovery in biodiversity informatics by graduate students in masters and doctorate programmes at universities, whose...
FUNDING CALL: Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme Small Grants
Designated Authority Cut-off date: 16 May 2022 Small Grants The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) in partnership with the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) are pleased to announce the...
Majeje termites: Scientists uncover diversity in edible African delicacy, ecosystem hero
If biodiversity is one of the pillars of the sustainability of the African continent and the survival of its human inhabitants, then “Majeje” is a crucial brick without which the design would be very unstable. Majeje or Makeke are the indigenous names for a group of...