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Flood damage to the Skukuza golf course following an extreme period of rainfall in 2012. Events like this one are predicted to increase in future with more variable and extreme rainfall. (Photo credit: Nicola van Wilgen)
2015 / News

Climate change detected in our National Parks

Most of us have heard that climate change is likely to impact our lives in the next few decades, but in many instances the reality of climate change has not been made apparent. One of the key questions is what will happen to our national parks and the biodiversity that they conserve?

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11 August 2015
2013 / Highlighted papers

Human population density explains alien species richness in protected areas

Protected areas are increasingly important in the maintenance of species, ecosystems and the services they provide; at the same time, however, invasions by alien species are accelerating, undermining the conservation value of protected areas and preventing them from achieving their goals. If the invasion of alien species into protected areas is to be prevented, or at least minimised, then a detailed understanding of their drivers is required.

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23 July 2013