ConservationEnvironmentSANAP

World Nature Conservation Day 2024  ‘Connecting People and Plants, Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation’ Recognizing the critical need for global environmental action, the United Nations General Assembly designated July 28th as a day to highlight the importance of safeguarding nature. The South African National Antarctic Programme(SANAP) plays a crucial role in conserving this living […]

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Above: HRH the Duke of Edinburgh accepts three books on the Prince Edward Islands from Mark Anderson in the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland Mark Anderson (Chief Executive Officer of Birdlife South Africa)  undertakes a royal visit on behalf of the Mouse-Free Marion Project. He also presented the Duke with three books on Marion […]

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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 […]