Useful Links

South African Government Departments

• DST: Department of Science and Technology
• DWA: Department of Water Affairs
• DEA: Department of Environmental Affairs
• DPLG: Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
• NDA: National Department of Agriculture

South African Universities

• University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)
• University of Stellenbosch
• Rhodes University
•  University of Pretoria
• University of Cape Town
• University of Venda
• University of South Africa (UNISA)
• Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU)
• University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN)
• University of the Free State (UFS)

South African Science Councils and Institutions

• ARC: Agricultural Research Council
• CSIR: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
• Council of Geoscience
• SANBI: South African National Biodiversity Institute
• WRC: Water Research Commission
• NRF: National Research Foundation
• SAIAB:  South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
• SA Weather Service

South African Environmental Science Initiatives

• SABI: South African Bio-Systematics Initiative
• SANCOR: South African Network for Coastal and Oceanic Research
• SARVA: South African Risk and Vulnerability Atlas

South African Conservation Agencies

• South African National Parks
• Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife

Southern African Organisations

• DRFN: Desert Research Foundation of Namibia
• EEASA: Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa
• HOORC: Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre
• GSSA: The Grassland Society of Southern Africa
• IES: Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Zimbabwe
• ILRI: International Livestock Research Institute
• UDES: University of Dar Es Salaam
• UEM: Eduardo Mondlane University

International Organisations

• BIOTA: The Digital Biology Project
• BIOTA AFRICA: Research Network for Biodiversity, Sustainability and Conservation
• CABS: Centre for Applied Biodiversity Science
• GBIF: Global Biodiversity Information Facility
• IGFA: International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change
• ILTER: International Long Term Ecological Research
• MA: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
• USLTER: US Long Term Ecological Research Network
• GEO:  Group on Earth Observation
• GEOBON:  Group on Earth Observation - Biodiversity Observation Network
• IGBP:  International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
• IHDP:  International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environment
• WCRP:  World Climate Research Programme
• DIVERSITAS:  an International Programme of Biodiversity Science
• ICSU: International Council for Science

Environmental Web Directory

• Dotenvironment.com The Environment Web Directory