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NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT (NBA) 2018
Presented on behalf of SANBIChief Directorate: Biodiversity Information and Policy Advice
South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
An entity of the Department of EnvironmentalAffairsLeads and coordinates research, and monitorsand reports on the state of biodiversity in SouthAfricaProvides knowledge and information, givesplanning and policy advice and pilots best-practice management models in partnershipwith stakeholders
• The SANBI is mandated to monitor and report on the status of biodiversity in South Africa.
• SANBI meets part of this mandate through the NBA - which reports on the status and trends of biodiversity and ecosystems on a 5-7 year cycle.
• The NBA focusses on high-level indicatorssuch as threat status and protection level for species and ecosystems
Ecosystem indicators
Threat Status (Red-list of Ecosystems)
Protection Level of Ecosystems
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Ecosystem Level Assessment
Date Phase
2015 Initiation and planning; identification of key programs of work; identify partners and contributors and set up processes and governance
2016 Implement key programs of work and data collection
2017 Data collection and analysis; finalise key datasets (species / ecosystems / protected areas / ecological condition)
2018 Analysis and drafting of reports Draft Technical Reports – June 2018 Draft of Synthesis Report – September 2018Final Draft of Synthesis Report – December 2018
2019 Publication & launch of final reports (May / June 2019)
Andrew Skowno
(Lead: NBA)
Carol Poole
(Project Coordinator: NBA)
www.sanbi.org\nba