By Dane McDonald and Fatima Parker-Allie The SANBI Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP) has contributed nearly 100 new species to biodiversity science. Since the inception of the SANBI-FBIP in 2013, the programme has funded dozens of South African...
Prof Shelley Edwards and her colleagues have described a new species of Psammophylax and a new genus, named after Prof Bill Branch, Kladirostratus… The Grootswartberge (greater black mountain in Afrikaans), is a mountain range that runs along the southern...
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...
Sometimes a question can determine the course of a life. Kaylan Reddy is a Stellenbosch University PhD student who has already garnered five awards for his work in academia and is respected among his peers. However, he recounts a long journey that seemingly started...