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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)...

Standardised field form for riparian vegetation response assessment using the VEGRAI index. Records vegetation community composition, indigenous vs alien species ratios, canopy...

Checklist template for screening freshwater ecosystem sensitivity during Environmental Impact Assessments under NEMA. Covers proximity to watercourses and wetlands, NFEPA and...

Report template for documenting ecological Reserve determination studies under the National Water Act. Structured sections for: study objectives, resource unit delineation,...

Template for aquatic biodiversity specialist studies conducted as part of Environmental Impact Assessments. Structured according to NEMA EIA Regulations Appendix 6 (specialist...

Form for documenting metadata associated with biodiversity data collection campaigns. Records project details, principal investigator, funding source, study period, geographic...

Field data collection form for freshwater fish surveys. Records site information (GPS coordinates, river name, reach characteristics), sampling methodology (electrofishing,...

Template spreadsheet for preparing bulk biodiversity data uploads to the Freshwater Biodiversity Information System (FBIS). Includes formatted columns for site information,...

Standardised CSV template for recording biodiversity occurrence data in Darwin Core format, ready for publishing to GBIF or uploading to FBIS. Pre-formatted columns include:...

Standardised field data sheet for conducting SASS5 (South African Scoring System Version 5) macroinvertebrate biomonitoring assessments. Includes biotope-specific sampling...