A decade of offshore invertebrate monitoring

The Egagasini Node’s primary goal of collecting invertebrates is to build foundational biodiversity knowledge and monitor these species in South Africa’s offshore ecosystems.

Science and technology in action

Field biologists and NASA planes to map biodiversity in South Africa’s Greater Cape Floristic Region

Scientists from the U.S. and South Africa are launching a campaign to map marine, freshwater and terrestrial species and ecosystems in one of Earth’s biodiversity hotspots: the Greater Cape Floristic Region.

Collaborative research to boost our understanding of extreme weather and climate events

In his postdoctoral studies, Ramontsheng Rapolaki will focus on the underlying physical mechanisms and impacts of past, present and future weather extremes on ecosystems over southern Africa.

My extraordinary first year as a SAEON postdoctoral fellow in a time of Covid-19

Working from home is tough for any researcher who has never been to their study site before. During the lockdown Kuda Musengi started developing designs for manipulating soil moisture levels based on his desk research.

The blue economy was noted as an important research focus area

Strengthening academic-policy networks in South Africa

The sixth SA-IORAG meeting hosted by SAEON brought together academia and national government departments with an aim to strengthen policy-relevant research collaboration within the Indian Ocean Region.

Message from the MD

In SAEON, culture eats strategy for breakfast

By furthering a culture of learning and fostering open stakeholder collaborations, SAEON will be empowered to tackle the formidable challenge of integrating the South African Polar Research Infrastructure into the organisation, says MD Johan Pauw.

Building vital capacity

“We’re part of the solution #ForNature”

SAEON’s intriguing virtual event to celebrate International Biodiversity Day 2021 was attended by 36 learners participating in the education outreach programmes of the Ndlovu, Elwandle and Egagasini nodes.

Through the lens of science

SAEON’s virtual terrestrial camp demonstrated to learners how science enables us to measure changes in the environment and how data can form the basis for informed environmental decisions.

Talkshow-styled webinar – an education platform for the fisheries sector

The webinar served as an educational platform for conversations about the threats and challenges being faced in the fishing industry. Legislation and policies that are in place to ensure sustainable fishing were also discussed.

Webinar highlights effects of anthropogenic activities on marine biodiversity

More than 70 participants attended SAEON’s marine science webinar for the general public as part of this year’s National Science Week celebrations.

SAEON in the media

SAEON’s people and projects received coverage in international and national print, broadcast, online and social media.

“We cannot solve our problems with the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”

~ Albert Einstein

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