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FBIP Workshops Empower Researchers Across South Africa to Strengthen Biodiversity Science – National Research Foundation | SA News

The Strategic Science Missions (SSM) Unit, led by Mr Jonathan Diederiks within the Thematic Research, Support and Advancement Department at the National Research Foundation (NRF) – under the leadership of Senior Manager Dr Zolani Dyosi – successfully hosted a national series of capacity-building workshops through the Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP). Funded by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), the FBIP is jointly managed by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and the NRF.

These workshops engaged 19 universities and four research institutions across South Africa, drawing participants from a diverse range of…

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