Nov 12, 2019 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Updated 24/03/2020 Cape Town – A recent molecular genetic study has revealed hidden cryptic species within a known forest gecko from the east coast of South Africa – the Pondo flat gecko. Stellenbosch University MSc student Theo Busschau’s findings suggest that the...
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 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...
Dec 9, 2017 | News, SeaKeys, sustainability
As with most of the approximately 55 000 museums across the world, Iziko Museums of South Africa in Cape Town is the epitome of structure and organisation. Its displays are neat and orderly and the exhibition halls are characteristically dim, as its mounted specimens...
Oct 5, 2017 | News, sustainability
Check out the #BIMFFBIP2017 on Twitter for tweets about the event. FEW people would disagree that Darwin’s finches are some of the most iconic specimens held by a collections institution, at the same time many would agree that it is proudly and almost...
