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The first coffee-table book – one that is a pleasure both to read and to look at – on the history, beauty and conservation of South Africa’s southernmost territories, Marion Island and Prince Edward Island, has been published. The 176-page book, Marion and Prince Edward – Africa’s southern islands, was written and compiled by researchers at [...]

The influence of climate change and invasive species in Australia and other countries will be discussed on 5 October during the third instalment of the public lecture series being held by the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology (C·I·B) at Stellenbosch University to celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB). The talk will be [...]

Should we be more worried than we already are about the state of southern Africa’s natural beauty? Yes, says Prof Steven Chown from Stellenbosch University, who will address issues on the extensive and rapid change to biodiversity in the region in a public lecture on 15 September in Stellenbosch. His talk is part of a [...]

In celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity, the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology (C·I·B) at Stellenbosch University is hosting a series of public lectures, starting on 18 August 2010, that will see a selection of local and international speakers take the stage on matters relating to biodiversity decline, climate change, invasive species [...]

Prof Steven Chown of Stellenbosch University received the first Martha T. Muse Prize at the 4th International Polar Year Conference, which is currently being held in Oslo (Norway). It recognises his outstanding work in science and policy in Antarctica. The prize, worth about R750 000 ($100 000), is supported by the Tinker Foundation and administered [...]