A newly discovered velvet worm species is the first ever found in South Africa's arid Karoo region. In March 2022, ...

South Africa's government conservation organizations ... reduced their ability to conduct basic operations. One of these is biodiversity monitoring. Knowing which plants and animals are present ...

In the damp, grassy slopes of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, an unassuming amphibian has leapt into the scientific spotlight. Named Breviceps batrachophiliorum – Latin for ‘frog-loving people’ – this ...

The BBNJ Agreement is a testament to multilateralism in action, and we call on all Member States and regional organisations ...

South Africa's Biodiversity South Africa has a large ... recreational experiences like ecotourism and scientific discovery as well as several miscellaneous services. As these benefits of ...

However, biodiversity initiatives that work collaboratively locally and globally to share expertise offer hope. Discoveries like these three new species from South Africa emphasise the need for ...

South Africa is facing significant biodiversity loss, with natural vegetation declining by 0.12% annually between 1990 and 2018, and the rate doubling to 0.24% from 2014 to 2018. To combat this, the ...

Benjamin Wittenberg, a student at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa (iCWild), made the exciting discovery of a honey badger just above campus on ...