Conservation Ecology & Entomology

URGENT MESSAGE: Change of Dates for AZEF 2012

Posted by Rhoda Malgas on Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Dear AZEF & other friends,

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have been forced to change the dates of
AZEF.

Revised Dates: 15th -18th October.

Starting Time on Day 1: Registration and Meet & Greet to start late
afternoon at the Karoo Desert Gardens! Exact time to be confirmed.

Venue: NG Moedergemeente Church Hall, Church Street, Worcester.

We do apologise for this change of dates, but luckily we discovered in good
time that there is a HUGE pool competition in Worcester with all
accommodation booked o...
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Biodiversity Information Management Forum

Posted by Rhoda Malgas on Wednesday, April 4, 2012

The BIMF first announcement and call for abstracts

Guidelines: submission of paper abstracts and posters

Posted by Rhoda Malgas on Friday, March 16, 2012

The guidelines for the submission of abstracts and posters for the Fynbos Forum of the 17th to the 19th July 2012.

Note that everyone who wants to present a paper, has to submit an abstract for consideration by the Fynbos Forum Committee by the 26th April 2012. Poster titles have the same due date.

jpeg or pdf versions of the posters should reach us by the 3rd May 2012.

Sandy Dowling

Fynbos Forum Secretariat

Tel. +27 21 783 2509

Cell: 084 896 7182

P O Box 48395, Kommetji...

Invitation to WWF Green Trust Showcase

Posted by Rhoda Malgas on Friday, March 16, 2012

The WWF Nedbank Green Trust would like to invite conservation organisations that may have projects that align to the Green Trust funding focus areas and WWF’s strategic intent to attend the Showcase to explore how to partner with the WWF Nedbank Green Trust. Seats are limited so please RSVP ASAP.

The WWF Nedbank Green Trust Conservation Strategy document outlines the Green Trust Funding Focus areas as well as WWF’s strategic intent.

The Mediterranean City Conference: June 25-27, 2012, Los Angeles

Posted by Rhoda Malgas on Friday, March 16, 2012

Of potential interest to the Fynbos Forum is an international conference on "The Mediterranean City" being organized by the Council for Watershed Health for June 25-27, 2012, in Los Angeles. UCLA is a co-sponsor. More information is available at: <http://www.cvent.com/events/the-mediterranean-city-conference/event-summary-608171ff129f41ca824e89f112c41848.aspx?i=2ce27a9c-572e-4a67-8be6-4d325e1e3efb>

The discussions and output for the conference will stress six themes: water, energy, biodiversit...

WESSA short accredited course in Environmental Education - Cape Town

Posted by Rhoda Malgas on Tuesday, March 13, 2012

INTERESTED IN DOING A SHORT ACCREDITED COURSE IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN CAPE TOWN?

WESSA Western Cape will be offering an Environmental Educators Course from 18 to 22 June this year. The course will be held at the ‘Sustainability Commons’ in the WESSA Western Cape’s office in Kirstenhof.

For further details, please view link

Catherine Ritchie

Marketing and Communications, Western Cape Region of WESSA (Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa)

Tel: 021 701 ...

DEA&DP NEMA EIA Circular 1 of 2012

Posted by Rhoda Malgas on Friday, March 9, 2012

NEMA EIA CIRCULAR 1 OF 2012: Implementation of the Environmental Impact Assessment Amendment Regulation, 2010, promulgated in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998).

GSSA: Research Skills Workshop 2012 (Update 2)

Posted by Rhoda Malgas on Monday, March 5, 2012

ONLY TWO WEEKS TO GO. REGISTER TODAY!!!

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Following on from the highly successful Research Skills Workshops held
in 2008 and 2010, the Grassland Society of Southern Africa together with the
Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute are proud to host the

RESEARCH SKILLS WORKSHOP 2012
13 to 14 March 2012
Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute
Middelburg, Eastern Cape

Durin...

IPUF 2012 - University of Venda - 2-5 July 2012

Posted by Rhoda Malgas on Monday, March 5, 2012

Venue:     The University of Venda is the host for the 2012 IPUF conference, sponsoring the use of E3 lecture Hall and  amenities.

Dates:     Monday 2 to Thursday 5 July 2012

Theme:     Indigenous Plant Use ~ "Commercialization" - with aspects such as sustainability; conservation from a forest perspective; new methods and applications; registration of products and marketing of products (to get it on he shelves).

Directions: attached

Accommodation: List attached

Registration costs: to be advised

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Quantitative Landscape Ecology and Environmental Sustainability - Durban - July 2012

Posted by Rhoda Malgas on Friday, March 2, 2012

Hi all,

The Quantitative Landscape Ecology and Environmental Sustainability (QLEES) Workshop is part of the U.S.-African Biomathematics Initiative workshop series focusing on biomathematical challenges arising from African issues with global implications. This workshop provides a forum for practitioners devoted to researching critical applications of landscape ecology with particular focus on sustainability of ecosystem services and issues related to global climate change. The workshop al...