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Gabi Zietsman South Africa is unique in its biodiversity, which is facing threats in some quarters where European ideals of what landscapes should look like are perpetuated, writes Alanna Rebelo. A wave of solidarity is spreading across the world as the international community counts the days to the adoption of a new global biodiversity framework. This framework will be based on negotiations that will take place in the lead-up to the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in China from 11-24 October 2021 (#COP15). On 22 May, we celebrate International Day for Biological Diversity, and we have an opportunity to increase our understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues, locally and internationally. ....
News Author: Engela Duvenage Published: 08/04/2021 For the past 18 years, researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) have studied a selection of nematodes found naturally in South African soils. In the process they have identified quite a few such roundworm species that could be used to biologically control agricultural pests. A recent MSc Entomology graduate, Ms Abongile Nxitywa, has now solved one of the conundrums that have so far stumped the SU research team s efforts to roll out this natural pest control method for use on local farms: how to store and transport them live, and en masse. Her finding now opens the door for opportunities to commercialise the use of nematodes within the South African agricultural setting, as a substitute for chemical pesticides. Similar commercial endeavours are already underway in America. ....