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South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)

The South African National Biodiversity Institute is responsible for exploring, revealing, celebrating and championing biodiversity for the benefit and enjoyment of all South Africans.

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24 February 2012
CREW volunteers rediscover another species
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On the 3 February 2012 on a routine monitoring trip, Friends of the Tygerberg Hills (FOTH) found a plant throught to be extinct in the Briers Louw Stewardship Nature Reserve.Read more
22 February 2012
The fury of nature causes Walter Sisulu NBG bridge to collapse
A 10 ton slab that formed the surface of the bridge crumbled under the force of floods at the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden as torrential rains fell over the West Rand.Read more
16 February 2012
Biodiversity GIS upgrade
SANBI's BGIS website has been upgraded to provide a better mapping facility with new functions. Further improvements are planned.Read more

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