| | Albany Museum. Makana Biodiversity Centre |
| URL of organisation | http://www.am.org.za/ |
| Postal address | Somerset Street |
| | Grahamstown |
| | 6139 |
| Type of organisation | Science councils and National facilities |
| Description oforganisation | The Albany Museum, which now falls under the Makana Municipality, has long offered expertise and housed research collections in the Natural Sciences. Such
as Botany, Entomology, Freshwater Invertebrates, Freshwater Ichthyology, Ornithology, Palaeontology and Earth Sciences. |
| Broad subject fields | Biological sciences. General (1200) - Earth and marine sciences. General (1400) |
| Description of dataset(s) or database | The Natural Sciences Museum houses permanent collections of terrestrial insects, freshwater invertebrates, freshwater fishes, a plant herbarium,
birds, palaeontological fossils, rocks and minerals, ethnographic and archaeological material.
The History Museum houses an important collection of historical artefacts as well as a genealogical archive relating to the 1820 British Settlers. The Fine Art collection is also housed in the History Museum. |
| Accessible via the Internet | http://www.am.org.za/collections |
| Keywords | Biodiversity information; Conservation; Botany; Entomology; Ornithology; Freshwater invertebrates; Freshwater ichthyology |
| E-mail | Click here to send an e-mail
message |
| Telephone number | +27 46 622-2312 or +27 46 622-2312 |
| Fax number | +27 46 622-2398 or +27 46 622-2398 |
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| | University of Cape Town. Avian Demography Unit |
| Abbreviations | ADU |
| URL of organisation | http://adu.org.za/ |
| Postal address | Private Bag |
| | Rondebosch |
| | 7701 |
| Type of organisation | Higher education sector |
| Description oforganisation | The Avian Research Unit is a research unit at the University of Cape Town. It's mission is to contribute to the understanding of bird populations,
especially population dynamics, and thus provide input to their conservation |
| Broad subject fields | Biological sciences. Zoology (1209) |
| Accessible via the Internet | http://adu.org.za/metadata.php |
| Keywords | Birds studies; Biodiversity information; BIRP: Birds In Reserves Project; CAR: Biannual roadcounts of large; CWAC: Coordinated Waterbird Counts; SABAP1: Southern African Bird
Atlas; SABCA: Southern African Butterfly Conservation Assessment; SAFAP: Atlas of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland; SAFRING: Southern African Bird Ringing Unit; SARCA: Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment |
| E-mail | Click here
to send an e-mail message |
| Telephone number | +27 21 650-2421/3 or +27 21 650-2421/3 |
| Fax number | +27 21 650-3301 or +27 21 650-3301 |
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| | South African Biodiversity Information Facility |
| Abbreviations | SABIF; SIBIS |
| URL of organisation | http://www.sabif.ac.za or http://biodiversityadvisor.sanbi.org/online-biodiversity-data/sabif-3/ |
| Postal address | Private Bag X7 |
| | Claremont |
| | 7735 |
| Type of organisation | Government sector |
| Description oforganisation | SABIF is a network consisting of key national partners and stakeholders who provide data through the SABIF portal and the end users of the data. These
include museums, herbaria, universities, conservation agencies, government agencies and departments and non-governmental agencies. |
| Broad subject fields | Biological sciences. General (1200) - Earth and marine sciences. General (1400) |
| Name of database/dataset | SANBI Intergrated Biodiversity Information System (SIBIS) |
| Description of dataset(s) or database | Biodiversity data from South African data providers. |
| Accessible via the Internet | http://www.sabif.ac.za/ OR http://sibis.sanbi.org/ |
| Keywords | Biodiversity information; Biodiversity data |
| E-mail | Click here to send an e-mail message |
| Telephone number | +27 21 799 8800 or +27 21 799 8800 |
| Fax number | +27 21 799 6903 or +27 21 799 6903 |
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| | University of Cape Town. Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology |
| URL of organisation | http://www.fitzpatrick.uct.ac.za |
| Postal address | Private Bag |
| | Rondebosch |
| | 7701 |
| Type of organisation | Higher education sector |
| Description oforganisation | The mission of the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology is to promote and undertake scientific studies involving birds, that contribute to the
practise affecting the maintenance of biological diversity and sustained use of biological resources |
| Broad subject fields | Biological sciences. Zoology (1209) |
| Keywords | Ecology; Estuarine conservation; Seabird conservation; Ornithology; Birds; Biodiversity |
| Contact information | Phil Hockey |
| E-mail | Click here
to send an e-mail message |
| Telephone number | +27 21 650-3290/1/7 or +27 21 650-3290/1/7 |
| Fax number | +27 21 650-3295 or +27 21 650-3295 |
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| | South African National Biodiversity Institute |
| Abbreviations | SANBI |
| URL of organisation | http://www.sanbi.org/ |
| Postal address | Private Bag X101 |
| | Pretoria |
| | 0001 |
| Type of organisation | Science councils and National facilities |
| Description oforganisation | The aim of South African National Biodiversity Institute is to champion the exploration, conservation, sustainable use, appreciation and enjoyment of South
Africa's exceptionally rich biodiversity for all South Africans. |
| Broad subject fields | Biological sciences. Botany (1204) - Earth and marine sciences. Ecology and environmental science (1402) |
| Name of database/dataset | Species Status Database |
| Description of dataset(s) or database | The database provides a centralised storage location for information on the status of South African species. It also provides basic information
pertaining to the relevant species such as descriptions of their habitat, common names and distribution ranges. Amongst others, it will provide information on the status of species under the various legislation that govern species in South Africa as
well as IUCN red data list assessments of the conservation status of species. |
| Accessible via the Internet | http://speciesstatus.sanbi.org/? |
| Keywords | Biodiversity; Mesembryanthemaceae |
| E-mail | Click here to send an e-mail message |
| Telephone number | +27 21 799 8632 or +27 21 799 8632 |
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| | South African National Biodiversity Institute. The National Herbarium |
| Abbreviations | PREHERB; SANBI |
| URL of organisation | http://www.sanbi.org/programmes/biosystematics/national-herbarium/services-national-herbarium |
| Postal address | Private Bag X101 |
| | Pretoria |
| | 0001 |
| Type of organisation | Science councils and National facilities |
| Description oforganisation | Mission: To research and document the diversity and relationships within the southern African flora, to disseminate information thereon for the benefit of
humankind and thereby to be the world's leading centre of expertise on the southern African flora. The National Herbarium is the fourth largest herbarium in the southern hemisphere. It forms part of an autonomous, state-aided organisation which was
established as part of the Department of Agriculture in 1903, and known as the Botanical Research Institute, which amalgamated with the National Botanic Gardens of South Africa (Kirstenbosch), to form the National Botanical Institute, and is now the
South African National Biodiversity Institute. |
| Broad subject fields | Biological sciences. Botany (1204) |
| Description of dataset(s) or database | The collection currently contains approximately 1.2 million specimens, of which almost 800 000 are computerised. Most specimens are from southern
Africa, but the collection extends into the rest of Africa and surrounding islands and includes small collections from outside Africa. Vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens and fossil plants are represented. Vascular plants: These plant specimens are
kept in modern steel cabinets with magnetic sealing doors and older wooden cabinets made of different kinds of wood and now forming a valuable collection of examples of worked timber. Vascular plants are numbered according to Englerian system.
Cryptogamic Herbarium (bryophytes and lichens): The cryptogamic collection of the Pretoria National Herbarium (PRE) consists of more than 80 000 mounted specimens of bryophytes (hornworts, liverworts and mosses). It contains the largest and most
representative collection of southern African cryptogams. The PRE cryptogamic herbarium is the largest of its kind in Africa and one of the largest in the southern hemisphere. Bryophyte and lichen specimens are kept in a vertical file packet/box
system in standard broad-side card filing cabinets. Palaeobotany Herbarium: This houses a superb collection of fossil plants from over 100 localities in southern Africa. The main emphasis is on the Late Triassic Molteno Flora (200 million years ago).
The Molteno is by far the richest plant-bearing formation of any age in South Africa and is the most comprehensively sampled. Palaeobotanists Drs John Anderson and Heidi Anderson have collected over 30 000 slabs over a period of 30 years. The
collection is curated according to locality and stored in systematic order in cabinets specially designed to accommodate the heavy rocks. |
| Accessible via the Internet | http://www.sanbi.org/programmes/biosystematics/national-herbarium/collections-national-herbarium |
| Keywords | Taxonomy; Systematics; Plants; Herbarium management; Collection management |
| E-mail | Click here to send an e-mail message |
| Telephone number | +27 12 843-5000 or +27 12 843-5000 |
| Fax number | +27 12 804-3211 or +27 12 804-3211 |
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