Skip to main content.
Enviropaedia Sponsors and Supporters

South African National Biodiversity Institute

Logo

Private Bag X101
Pretoria
0001
South Africa

Tel: 012 843 5000
Fax: 012 804 3211
Email: p.gozo@sanbi.org.za
Website: www.sanbi.org.za
Contact: Pedzi Gozo

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is mandated to monitor and report on the status of the Republic's biodiversity. Its activities include undertaking and promoting research on indigenous biodiversity and its sustainable use; establishing and managing collections of plant and animal specimens; managing and maintaining all National Botanical Gardens, with their facilities for horticultural display, environmental education, visitor amenities and research; collecting and disseminating information about biodiversity; assisting in the development of a national biodiversity framework, including bioregional plans and strategies; and coordinating programmes in conservation and sustainable use of indigenous biological resources and the rehabilitation of ecosystems.