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Best Poster 2012
Dawood Hattas - “The quantification of condensed tannins in African savanna tree species”
Best Presentation by a Young Scientist 2012
Pieter Swanepoel - “Establishing baseline values for soil quality indicators in the southern Cape”
Best Presentation 2012
Alan Andersen - “Fire management in Australian tropical savannas: biodiversity, greenhouse gas abatement and indigenous livelihoods”
Norman Rethman Planted Pastures
Leana Nel - “The effect of seed coating on the germination and emergence of Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) in sub-optimal environments”
Norman Rethman Planted Pastures
Leana Nel - “The effect of seed coating on the germination and emergence of Lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) in sub-optimal environments”
Best Paper in the AJRFS 2012
Dr John Mworia received the award for the Best Paper published in the African Journal of Range and Forage Science in 2011, for his article entitled "Patterns of seed dispersal and establishment of the invader Prosopis juliflora in the upper floodplain of Tana River, Kenya".
Best Paper in the AJRFS 2012
Dr John Mworia received the award for the Best Paper published in the African Journal of Range and Forage Science in 2011, for his article entitled "Patterns of seed dispersal and establishment of the invader Prosopis juliflora in the upper floodplain of Tana River, Kenya".
Award for best Grassland Science student
Grassland Society of Southern Africa
National Policy on Extension and Advisory Services for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
The Directorate: National Extension Reform (NER) has started the process of developing a new integrated national policy on extension and advisory services.
Report on SACNASP Voluntary Associations Workshop held 3 Aug 2012
Four delegates from the Grassland Society of Southern Africa attended a SACNASP Voluntary Associations Workshop in Pretoria on 3 August 2012. The new CEO of SACNASP and the Chair of the Board stated that the purpose of the workshop was to present the “new” SACNASP to the Voluntary Associations recognized by SACNASP.
Report on SACNASP Voluntary Associations Workshop held 3 Aug 2012
Four delegates from the Grassland Society of Southern Africa attended a SACNASP Voluntary Associations Workshop in Pretoria on 3 August 2012. The new CEO of SACNASP and the Chair of the Board stated that the purpose of the workshop was to present the “new” SACNASP to the Voluntary Associations recognized by SACNASP.
Email communication to GSSA members, 15 Aug 2011
Email communication to GSSA members, 15 Aug 2011
PhD. opportunity. Wageningen University
Africa Loses the ACACIA
Outcome of events of the Nomenclatural Session at the International Botanical Congress in Melbourne Australia,
TWOWS Postgraduate Training Fellowships for Women Scientists
The Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS) is an international autonomous organisation based in Trieste, Italy.
Project Fellow under UGC Major Research Project
Announcement for a Project Fellow under UGC Major Research Project at Fakir Mohan University, Jnan Vignan Vihar, Nuapadhi, Balsore-756020, India: 'Nitric oxide signalling during chloroplast development'.
PhD position in Environmental Sciences
Project title: Agro-ecological processes and management practices associated with dust emissions in central South Africa. In association with the University of Basel in Switzerland, the Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production Institute and the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences at the University of Cape Town. (Deadline for applications: 31 May 2017)
School for Advanced Research (SAR) - Campbell Fellowship
Supporting a female social scientist from a developing nation, either a Ph.D. candidate or post-doctoral scholar, whose work addresses women's economic and social empowerment in that nation.
Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development
In order to advance research and development on issues of global concern such as the environment and energy, disaster prevention and infectious diseases, the Japanese government has decided to supplement the country's conventional approach to technology transfer with the sponsorship of joint research initiatives between Japanese universities and research institutions and their counterparts in developing countries, among which South Africa.
Grasslands Programme: Funding available for MSc, PhD or Post-doctorate Projects in 2010
The Postgraduate Bursaries are available to students who are registered or intending to register full- time for MSc, PhD or Post-Doctorate degrees in 2010 at any university which has the resources to support the intended field of research.
Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund Grant
Grant Purpose: To support the education of women from developing countries who are committed to improving the lives of women and children in a developing country. For students from developing countries who are currently studying in the United States or Canada, the MMMF awards annually grants of approximately $12,000 each; grants are not renewable. Please follow the application procedure below
2009 APFED Showcase Programme: Call for proposals
Organisation: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Swedish Research links programme
International Collaborative Research Grants Sweden, Asia, MENA and southern Africa
WWF's Education for Nature Program
Professional Development Grants for Women Conservationists in the Congo Basin
Wildlife Conservation Society: Research Fellowship Program
A small grants program designed to build capacity for the next generation of conservationists through supporting individual field research projects that have a clear application to the conservation of threatened wildlife and wildlife habitat. Deadlines for applications: March 15 and September 15
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation: Environment Program
The mission of the Environment program is to support the efforts of an engaged citizenry working to create accountable and responsive institutions, sound public policies, and appropriate models of development that protect the diversity and integrity of selected ecosystems in North America and around the world. Letters of inquiry welcome all year round but at least four months before funding is required