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The Prince Edward Island 2023 Expedition members smile for the camera, with the S.A. Agulhas II offshore. Photo Credit: David Hedding South Africa’s sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands, consisting of Marion Island and Prince Edward Island (PEI), were declared a Special Nature Reserve in 1995.  Together, they form an internationally important breeding site for a diversity […]

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Today on 2nd February International Wetlands day is celebrated with the theme for 2024, ‘It’s Time for Wetlands Restoration”. Prince Edward Islands, that include Marion Island and Prince Edward Islands is declared as RAMSAR site 1688. Read more about the management of these wetlands in the Prince Edward Islands Management plan, the Prince Edward Island […]

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It was great to read in a recent article in the Daily Maverick, by Kristin Engel (published on 31 October 2023) that Honorable Minister Barbara Creecy has some of our publications on her reading list. ALSA will ensure that she receives new publications as they are published (by ALSA).  Barbara Creecy is the Minister of […]

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