CSIR Natural Resources And The Environment

Cabinet recently renewed the contract of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) CEO Dr Sibusiso Sibisi for a third five-year term with effect from 1 October. The renewal was approved following the CSIR board’s recommendation to the Minister of Science and Technology, Ms Naledi Pand...

Maps to support sustainable development of water resources A new atlas that contains mapped river, wetland and estuary priorities for South Africa was launched by the Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Ms Rejoice Mabudafhasi, today. The atlas is the result of a project that start...

A novel method of sharing South African carbon data with a global audience through the use of social media has been put in place in November 2011 by the CSIR's Internet of Things engineering group. Through automated tweets, @CapePointCarbon is providing easy access to carbon levels sourced from C...

Field investigations and hydrological modelling of dryland agriculture in the Berg Rivers catchment are yielding new insight into the origin of salts and the behaviour of a sensitively balanced water system and will form the subject of a workshop to be held at the University of Stellenbosch this ...

It has now become imperative for communities in the upper and lower catchment of the Olifants River to come together to help with the improvement, conservation and sustainable existence of the Olifants River, says Dr Vik Cogho, Chairperson of the Olifants River Forum. Dr Cogho was reacting to the...

Dating a fallen baobab giant from the Pafuri Section of Kruger National Park has led CSIR senior researcher Dr Stephan Woodborne to two surprising discoveries. First, at 1 000 years the tree was surprisingly old considering its stature: a mere 14.2 metres in circumference and 4.2 metres in diamet...

Every second year since 2006, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) dedicates two days to its 'Science real and relevant' conference to share research progress, breakthroughs and impact in an open forum. In 2010, the conference will be shaped around the research fields in whic...

A unique partnership between NASA and agencies in Africa and Europe has sent more than 30 terabytes of free Earth science satellite data to South African researchers to support sustainable development and environmental applications in Africa. The data from one of the instruments on NASA's Terra s...

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has announced that it has exceeded most of its targets and has achieved a solid overall performance for its 2009/10 financial year. Commenting on its financial targets, CSIR President and CEO, Dr Sibusiso Sibisi, says that the CSIR has del...