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SANBI-GBIF Node — South African Biodiversity Information Facility
Portal for South Africa's GBIF Voting Node, operated by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) through the South African Biodiversity Information Facility... -
Understanding Hydrological Processes at Ungauged Points in the Incomati...
Application of the IHA methodology to 33 gauging stations across the Incomati (Inkomati) River Basin in South Africa. Analyses streamflow variability and identifies... -
Building Block Methodology (BBM) for Environmental Flow Assessment
The Building Block Methodology is a holistic environmental flow assessment method developed in South Africa that decomposes the natural flow regime into ecologically meaningful... -
DWS Hydrological Services & National Gauging Station Network
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) Hydrology directorate operates approximately 3,000 flow gauging stations across South Africa. Provides daily discharge data, water... -
Module E: Macroinvertebrate Response Assessment Index (MIRAI)
The standard protocol for macroinvertebrate-based river health assessment in South Africa, complementing the rapid SASS5 method with a more detailed ecological interpretation.... -
Module D: Fish Response Assessment Index (FRAI)
The standard protocol for fish-based river health assessment in South Africa, developed as part of the River Ecoclassification system. The Fish Response Assessment Index (FRAI)... -
National Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Areas (NFEPA): Technical Report
The technical report for South Africa's National Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Areas (NFEPA) project. NFEPA identified rivers, wetlands, and estuaries of highest conservation... -
The South African Scoring System (SASS) Version 5 Rapid Bioassessment Method...
The definitive protocol document for the South African Scoring System Version 5 (SASS5), the standard rapid bioassessment method for South African rivers. SASS5 uses aquatic... -
South Africa National Water Act (Act 36 of 1998)
One of the most progressive water laws globally, the National Water Act fundamentally reformed South Africa's water governance after apartheid. Key provisions for stakeholder... -
South Africa National Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Areas (NFEPA, 2011)
The first systematic biodiversity plan for freshwater ecosystems in South Africa, published in 2011 as a collaborative effort between CSIR, SANBI, WRC, DWS, and other partners.... -
South Africa National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (NEMBA, Act...
South Africa's primary legislation for biodiversity conservation and management, enacted under the framework of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA, Act 107 of... -
Vanishing Waters
The definitive textbook on South African freshwater ecosystems. Covers the ecology of rivers, wetlands, and estuaries across southern Africa, including hydrology, water...