Networking | June 9, 2021

This introductory workshop covered developments within the initial phases of BioSCape. It included presentations by the project PIs, NASA, NSF, the University of Cape Town, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), South Africa National Parks, and CapeNature provincial Parks.

Presentations

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Introduction to BioSCape
South African Environmental Observation Network
Overview of Cape Floristic Region
South African National Parks
South African National Biodiversity Institute

Participants

83 Total participants, several from the US and southern tip of Africa

US

Cornell University, JPL, Kent State University, UC Davis, Michigan Technological University, NASA, National Science Foundation, NatureMetrics, Northern Arizona University, University at Buffalo,  University of California, Merced, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science,  University of Vermont, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Yale University

South Africa

CapeNature, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (GCBR), Grootbos Foundation, NatureMetrics, North-west University, SAEON, South African National Parks, Stellenbosch University, University of Cape Town, University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of the Western Cape, and University of the Witwatersrand