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The National Biodiversity Assessment (NBA) is a recurring project by the South African National Biodiversity Institute in collaboration with the government department currently responsible for environmental affairs and several other organisations to assess the state of South Africa's biodiversity over time as an input for policy and decision ...
The journal was established in 1921, producing its first issue in 1922, as an in house journal of South Africa's National Botanical Institute. The journal was formally known by the name Bothalia alone, from 1922 to 2014 when the title was expanded to better reflect the role of the South African National Biodiversity Institute. [4]
Biodiversity protection is one of the priorities of the network of marine protected areas of South Africa. [14] A marine protected area of South Africa is an area of coastline or ocean within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Republic of South Africa that is protected in terms of specific legislation for the benefit of the environment ...
The protected areas of South Africa include national parks and marine protected areas managed by the national government, public nature reserves managed by provincial and local governments, and private nature reserves managed by private landowners.
Kalahari xeric savanna – Semi-arid sandy savanna ecoregion in Southern Africa; Nama Karoo – Xeric shrubland ecoregion on the central plateau of South Africa and Namibia; Succulent Karoo – Desert ecoregion of South Africa and Namibia
Topography of South Africa. South Africa is located in subtropical southern Africa, lying between 22°S and 35°S.It is bordered by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north, by Mozambique and Eswatini (Swaziland) to the northeast, by the Indian Ocean to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the coastline extending for more than 2,500 km (1,600 mi).
Wildlife sanctuaries of South Africa (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Protected areas of South Africa" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
This list of Ramsar sites in South Africa are wetland environs that are considered to be of international importance, and protected under the Ramsar Convention. As of 2024, South Africa has 30 such sites covering 574 028 hectares. [1] [2] For a complete list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.