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COP17 - SAEON’s contribution toward understanding climate change impacts With COP17, the spotlight falls on SAEON’s progress in providing information about the effects of climate change on South Africa’s environmental systems... |
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SAEON is participating in several COP17 satellite events, from a pre-COP17 voyage to climate change awareness events for learners... |
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Celebrating 30 years of research and observation in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica SAEON’s Dr Lara Atkinson and Thomas Mtontsi participate in landmark pre-COP17 voyage... |
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Can SAEON still grow its business? MD Johan Pauw signals SAEON’s strategic intent to grow its operations by establishing a national environmental monitoring service... |
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2011 Arid Zone Ecology Forum a raging success The invaluable scientific contributions enable better understanding and prediction of the complex systems at play in arid environments... |
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Earth observations vital for detecting climate change impacts GCOS provides observations of the Earth’s climate system necessary for detecting and attributing climate change... |
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Developing sustainability indicators for UNESCO Biosphere Reserves This study will place the Kogelberg and Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserves at the forefront of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves... |
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2011 National Wetlands Indaba: “Act today – for a better tomorrow” SAEON's Node for Grasslands, Forests and Wetlands ran a workshop inviting input from participants in guiding the development of the Node's wetlands monitoring programme... |
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SAEON’s pre-COP17 schools’ awareness initiative The events were aimed at raising awareness about environment change and the significance of COP17... |
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Winners of SAEON Special Awards: Eskom Expo national finals Two SAEON Special Award winners also scooped gold awards in the national finals... |
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SAEON science camp empowers future scientists The science camps expose learners to the importance of science careers and sharpen their understanding of scientific inquiry skills... |
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SAEON Intern pays benchmarking visit to iThemba LABS Busiswa Matyholo visited the iThemba LABS education outreach programme and learnt new skills in the process... |
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Indibano 2011 focuses on long-term multi-disciplinary research The Indibano provided an opportunity for students to interact with leading researchers in a wide range of disciplines... |
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SAEON student participates in World Marine Biodiversity Conference Shannon Hampton discovered that the technological advances in marine biodiversity are opening up whole new frontiers of study... |
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SAEON’s people and projects received coverage in a wide range of media... |
The economic effect of climate change will be greater than the great depression and the two world wars combined. - Sir Nicholas Stern, Economist
Banner picture of hyaena and jackal courtesy of Erwin and Nicoleen Niemand. The picture appears in their book: "KALAHARI - Magnificent Desert".