Natural resources and the environment

Taking CSIR research further afield Belinda Reyers, a CSIR conservation scientist based in Stellenbosch, has successfully contributed to South African and European assessments of the benefits of data provided by the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) data.

Preventing hearing loss in mine workers Researchers at the CSIR are investigating new and more effective ways to prevent loss of hearing in South African mine workers who are exposed to high levels of noise underground. The researchers also focus on finding new ways of measuring the damage to the ear.

CSIR researcher to hone skills in Princeton CSIR researcher Warren Joubert has made history as the first South African ocean chemistry student and CSIR researcher to be invited by Princeton University in the USA for a fellowship programme to hone his chemical oceanography knowledge.

Exceptional reward for CSIR water expert In early August, the Plant Conservation Unit of the University of Cape Town, the Fynbos and the Arid zone ecology fora held a joint meeting. Wilma Strydom, water researcher in CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, was the first-ever recipient of the Theo Manual Award for Conservation Education.

Asking something additional of science: New book on sustainability science launched at the CSIR A new book that explores sustainability science from a developing world perspective was launched at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on 25 August. This book is the product of research collaboration between the CSIR and several other South African and international research institutions.