306 datasets found

The most comprehensive water resources assessment for South Africa, commissioned by the Water Research Commission (WRC). WR2012 covers 1,995 quaternary catchments with patched...

The DWS River EcoClassification system provides a standardised framework for determining the Present Ecological State (PES) and Ecological Importance & Sensitivity (EIS) of...

The Building Block Methodology is a holistic environmental flow assessment method developed in South Africa that decomposes the natural flow regime into ecologically meaningful...

The Department of Water and Sanitation's water quality guidelines for aquatic ecosystems, published as Volume 7 of the South African Water Quality Guidelines series. Establishes...

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) Hydrology directorate operates approximately 3,000 flow gauging stations across South Africa. Provides daily discharge data, water...

Promotional brochure for the first eBioNet online course "Getting Started with eBioNet". Available in English and Portuguese. Covers course overview, learning objectives, target...

Report from the first meeting of the Transboundary Learning Network (TBLN), held in Maputo, Mozambique in May 2025. Documents discussions on transboundary freshwater...

Findings from freshwater biodiversity data collection expeditions in the Mozambican portion of the Incomati River basin. Documents species records collected, sampling sites,...

Technical report on the deployment of FISHTRAC receiver stations and smart tags in the Mozambican section of the Incomati River basin. Covers site selection, installation...

First six-monthly progress report for BIO-SMART Phase 2, covering the period January–June 2025. Reports on initial eBioNet platform development, the first Transboundary Learning...

Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning (MERL) baseline assessment for the BIO-SMART Phase 2 programme. Establishes baseline metrics for measuring project impact across...

Full project proposal for the second phase of the BIO-SMART programme, submitted to the JRS Biodiversity Foundation. Outlines the expanded scope including transboundary...

Comprehensive final report for the first phase of the BIO-SMART (Biodiversity Information System for Monitoring and Real-Time decision-making) programme. Covers achievements in...

Safety and risk assessment checklist for freshwater field sampling visits. Covers personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, site-specific hazards (deep water, fast...

Template agreement for establishing data sharing arrangements between institutions across the Incomati Basin countries (South Africa, Mozambique, Eswatini). Covers purpose and...

Field form for wetland identification and boundary delineation following DWAF (2005/2008) guidelines. Records the four key indicators: terrain unit indicator, soil form...

Form for documenting the deployment and retrieval of continuous water temperature loggers in rivers and streams. Records logger type and serial number, deployment location (GPS,...

Template for recording in-situ and laboratory water quality sampling data. Covers field measurements (temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity, turbidity),...

Standardised report template for documenting river health monitoring results. Includes sections for site description, water quality summary, SASS5 results and interpretation,...

Template for conducting river ecological status assessments using the EcoClassification framework (Kleynhans & Louw, 2007). Covers Present Ecological State (PES)...