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NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT (NBA) 2018 Presented on behalf of SANBI Chief Directorate: Biodiversity Information and Policy Advice South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) An entity of the Department of Environmental Affairs

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NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT (NBA) 2018

Presented on behalf of SANBI Chief Directorate: Biodiversity Information and Policy Advice

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South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)

An entity of the Department of Environmental Affairs Leads and coordinates research, and monitors and reports on the state of biodiversity in South Africa Provides knowledge and information, gives planning and policy advice and pilots best- practice management models in partnership with stakeholders

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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 indicators

such as threat status and protection level for species and ecosystems

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Ecosystem indicators

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Threat Status (Red-list of Ecosystems)

Protection Level of Ecosystems

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Ecosystem Level Assessment

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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 2018 Final Draft of Synthesis Report – December 2018 2019 Publication & launch of final reports (May / June 2019)

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