NRF-SAIAB Briefing Note: Climate Change and the Sustainable Ocean Economy
Objective – A briefing note aims to provide a concise outcome based synopsis of recent research or expert opinion that may inform decision making and activities by authorities, NGOs and NPOs. The briefing note series complements the academic peer reviewed...
NRF-SAIAB Briefing Note: Monitoring Coastal pH Variability and the Impacts of Future Ocean Acidification on Coastal Species
Objective – A briefing note aims to provide a concise outcome based synopsis of recent research or expert opinion that may inform decision making and activities by authorities, NGOs and NPOs. The briefing note series complements the academic peer reviewed...
NRF-SAIAB Briefing Note: Climate Change Impacts on South Africa’s Coastal and Estuarine Fish
Objective – A briefing note aims to provide a concise outcome based synopsis of recent research or expert opinion that may inform decision making and activities by authorities, NGOs and NPOs. The briefing note series complements the academic peer reviewed...
NRF-SAIAB Hosts African Microbiome Group for Strategic Stakeholder Engagement
On 7 May 2025, NRF-SAIAB’s Managing Director, Prof. Albert Chakona, hosted a high-level stakeholder engagement at the Institute’s Makhanda (Grahamstown) facility, welcoming Prof. Thulani Makhalanyane and the African Microbiome Group (AMG) from Stellenbosch University. This strategic meeting, attended by emerging...
Biological Control Milestone led by DSTI/NRF-SAIAB SARChI: Weevil Released to Combat Invasive Salvinia Minima in Hartbeespoort
On Monday, 17 March 2025, South Africa took a significant step toward protecting its freshwater ecosystems with the release of the Cyrtobagous salviniae weevil in the Crocodile River at Hartbeespoort. The Rhodes University Centre for Biological Control (CBC), in collaboration...
Celebrating southern Africa’s Freshwater Fish Heritage: NRF-SAIAB’s Nationwide Book Launch and Stakeholder Engagement Roadshow
In November 2024, the NRF-SAIAB team, led by former Managing Director Emeritus Prof. Paul Skelton, Acting Managing Director Prof. Albert Chakona, and Communications and Stakeholder Relations Manager Lucky Dlamini, embarked on a week-long roadshow to launch the latest edition of...
NRF-SAIAB and SANBI’s REFRESH Project Participates in the 2024 Great Southern BioBlitz
The NRF–South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (NRF-SAIAB) and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), as co-leads of the NRF FBIP Large Grant REFRESH Project, have marked a significant milestone in the project by participating in its first BioBlitz....
NRF Insights, Volume 2: Analysis of Research Output Supported or Performed by the NRF
The National Research Foundation (NRF) has published NRF Insights, Volume 2: 2024, titled Analysis of Research Output Supported or Performed by the NRF. NRF Insights is a series of publications that monitor and assess the state of research and research...
NRF-SAIAB Briefing Note: Small but mighty – The humble mullet and their ecological importance
Prepared by: Taryn Murray, Bantony Ziko, Dinah Mukhari & Amber Childs Objective: A briefing note aims to provide a concise outcome-based synopsis of recent research or expert opinion that may inform decision making and activities by Authorities, Industry, NGOs and...