IPBES-4 adopts first full assessment
The fourth session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services(IPBES - 4) was held on 22-26 February 2016 at the…
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Sustainability science: An answer to Africa’s challenges
The CSIR has partnered with local and international institutions to co-host the 6th International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS) on 2 – 3 March…
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Ocean acidification: A challenge to Operation Phakisa delivery plans
Operation Phakisa, a South African Government initiative, was designed to fast track the implementation of solutions on critical development issues. The first…
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TLIU helps Adventure Power increase market share
Eastern Cape-based Adventure Power has been making strides in the local and international wind energy market. The company is the only local manufacturer of…
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CSIR and BITRI to collaborate on dynamic spectrum access research
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation (BITRI) have signed an agreement which…
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The extent and magnitude of the current drought in South Africa
The CSIR's state-of-the-art earth observation technologies reveal the extent and severity of the current drought in six of the nine provinces, showing the Free…
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CSIR committed to wetland protection for a sustainable future
On Tuesday, 2 February 2016, the global community celebrated World Wetlands Day under the theme, Wetlands for our future: Sustainable Livelihoods. In South…
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Mitigating climate change impacts along the coast using technology
Climate change poses a serious threat to human development and prosperity, with potentially wide-ranging implications for water, food and energy security, just…
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Innovative farming project scoops two excellence awards in Limpopo
The introduction of innovative farming in small-holder irrigation farms in Limpopo, by a team of researchers from the CSIR and the Limpopo Department of…
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City of Tshwane and CSIR launch Water Resource Management Network
The City of Tshwane (CoT) in collaboration with the CSIR launched the Tshwane Water Resource Management Network (WRMN) under the theme: Resilience and…
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South African National Defence College students visit the CSIR
A group currently in the process of completing the Security and Defence Studies Programme offered by South African National Defence College recently visited…
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CSIR formulating new bitumen specifications for asphalt roads
The CSIR is formulating new specifications for bitumen. Bitumen is a tar-like substance that is mixed with aggregate particles to pave roads.CSIR senior…
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