Biodiversity GIS

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Use our tools: Municipality Index, Species Distribution Mapping, Land Use Decision Support Tool

More about the BGIS Unit at SANBI

Welcome to the Biodiversity GIS (BGIS) website
We aim to assist you in biodiversity planning and decision making by offering comprehensive and freely accessible spatial biodiversity planning information. We also provide tools, such as interactive mapping tools, in analyzing and applying the available biodiversity information. We hope you enjoy our website!

Mining and Biodiversity Guidelines 2012

Updated KwaZulu-Natal Land cover 2008

KwaZulu_Natal Vegetation types and Conservation Status 2011

About the National Biodiversity Assessment 2011

Vegetation type descriptions available from online maps

Nelson Mundela Bay Municipality Conservation Assessment 2009

North West Biodiversity Conservation Assessment

National Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Areas (NFEPA)

Municipal Biodiversity Summaries

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