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SAEON in the media
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SAEON launched a new climate change study, Change is in the Air, on December 9. The event and the publication received media coverage in a range of print and online media, including Mail and Guardian ("African ecosystems undergoing fundamental change") and Beeld ("Graslande verdwyn, bome neem toe"). Information about the launchwas also posted on the website of the Department of Science and Technology.
An article titled "Wes-Kaap se water kan dalk opdroog" (Western Cape may be running dry) was published in Die Burger of December 10. The information is based on rainfall figures collected by SAEON's Fynbos Node at its Jonkershoek weather station.
The National Spatial Information Framework (NSIF) has procured the services of SAEON to host the Electronic Metadata Catalogue of the South African Spatial Data Infrastructure (SASDI) for a period of three years. This includes hosting, maintenance, support, capacity building and system enhancements. An article on this collaboration titled "Providing capacity building to SASDI base dataset custodians" was published in the November 2015 edition of PositionIT. Read the full article here.
An article titled "A new look at locust control", was published in Farmer’s Weekly of 13 November 2015. The article focuses on the research that Dr Joh Henschel, Manager of SAEON’s Arid Lands Node, is doing on locusts.
An article titled "Skaliegasontginning kan reusespoor op Karoo laat" (Shale gas extraction can leave a big footprint on the Karoo), based on discussions and interviews at the Arid Zone Ecology Forum 2015, including information on SAEON's plans to monitor potential impacts of shale gas extraction, was published in Landbouweekblad of 20 November.
An article titled "SAEON and SANParks test landscape unit concept in Tankwa Karoo National Park" was published in the SKEP Newsletter of the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI).
SAEON meets the Hokule'a
Hokule'a is a famous Polynesian double-hulled voyaging boat which was built and launched in the 1970s. The navigation is done almost entirely by means of traditional Polynesian navigation methods using natural surroundings such as stars, wind, clouds and waves. Sailing around the world, its crew collect information and messages related to local marine biodiversity conservation as well as the fight against climate change at each port.
The Hokule'a docked in Cape Town on November 12. The stop marked the halfway point in their worldwide voyage. During their week in Cape Town, the crew was joined by a 60-person delegation of Hawaii educators, students and families. Various activities scheduled for the week included a Ceremony of Friendship with Cape Town leaders and community members, canoe tours, school visits, service projects and cultural-educational exchanges.
In the context of COP21 taking place in Paris, a meeting was organised by the crew members of the Hokule’a. It was attended by a high-level delegation, including her Excellency Mrs Elisabeth Barbier, Ambassador of France in South Africa.
During this meeting, Ambassador Barbier and the IRD-CNRS representatives had discussions with several scientific stakeholders from South Africa such as Rita Adele Steyn from SAEON, pictured here. Hokule'a will return after a long journey through the world to its original port in French Polynesia in 2017.
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