Popular science book tackles invasive species
A popular science book that provides a readable account of the impact of invasive species on South Africa’s plants and animals, has been published thanks to the support of the DST-NRF Centre of...
View ArticleInternational Antarctic prize for Steven Chown for research on climate...
Prof Steven Chown from Stellenbosch University (SU) has been named as the inaugural recipient of the Martha T. Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica worth $100 000 (about R750 000), in...
View ArticleC•I•B celebrates International Year of Biodiversity with lecture series
In celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity, the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology (C·I·B) at Stellenbosch University is hosting a series of public lectures, starting on 18...
View ArticleCIB researchers to compile archive on South Africans in Antarctica and...
Wanted: the anecdotes, stories, slides, diaries and photos of the construction workers, scientists, mariners, joiners, engineers and doctors who have been involved in South Africa’s research bases in...
View ArticleSouthern Africa’s biodiversity has changed significantly, says SU professor
Should we be more worried than we already are about the state of southern Africa’s natural beauty? Yes, says Prof Steven Chown from Stellenbosch University, who will address issues on the extensive and...
View ArticleVisitors, invasive flowering plants and climate change threaten pristine...
Antarctica’s reputation as one of the most pristine environments on earth is being threatened by foreign plants and animals that are unwittingly being brought to the icy continent in the luggage of...
View ArticleWhere to with pine forestry in the Western Cape? A further response on the...
Issues surrounding forestry endeavours, and especially those in the fynbos biome, have ensured food for thought on the news blog of Stellenbosch University. This follows a press release based on the...
View ArticleDeveloping policy on the relocation of threatened species
“Managed relocation”, also known as “assisted migration” or “assisted colonization”, is a controversial conservation strategy that involves the deliberate movement of species into new habitats to...
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