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An initial assessment of impacts on biodiversity from GMOs released into the environment in South Africa (2021 report) Quick access links to products relating to the 2021 assessment: Access the full report here: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12143/8053 Watch the release presentation here: link to SANBI YouTube channel Download the Key Facts document here: OPUS link Download a document … Read more
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SANBI is working in partnership with Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on the development of Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) in South Africa, with a focus on ecosystem accounting. Here we provide information on what NCA is, and SANBI’s involvement in NCA projects including accounts produced to date. What is NCA? NCA is a way of … Read more
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