During a botanical expedition to the northern section of the Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia, in May 2019, Wessel Swanepoel encountered an unfamiliar succulent shrublet on the summit of the Agaatberg Mountain, approximately 8 km east of Cape Fria.
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The persistent and unprecedented drought in northwest Namibia continues to strike down livestock and wildlife in the SCIONA study area.
As part of a Master of Health Sciences Research Project, the medical readiness of Game Rangers is evaluated in the Namibian austere environment. Surveys were conducted in Organizations and Game Rangers in the various regions in Namibia. SCIONA assisted with some data collection for this study.
Three SCIONA students performed field work in Iona National Park during the month of October 2019. This included a vegetation survey in the mountainous area near Iona village. 46 plots were established in five different habitats: mountains, riverbeds, sand plains, hills and rocky areas.
A PhD Student travelled from Windhoek to the Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics, University of Pretoria during the last two week of October 2019, to carry out a DNA extraction experiment.
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Previous Events
Community surveys on human wildlife conflict in Epupa and Okanguati Conservancies
Date: 05 May 2021 to 25 May 2021
Iona National Park carnivore collaring
Date: 03 May 2021 to 04 Jun 2021
Iona National Park Mountain top helicopter survey
Date: 21 Apr 2021 to 05 May 2021
Soil data collection around Springbokwasser
Date: 02 Mar 2021 to 07 Mar 2021
Transboundary workshop of cross fertilization of knowledge and NRM
Date: 12 Apr 2021 to 16 Apr 2021
Insect trapping from Hentiesbay to Cape Fria
Date: 29 Mar 2021 to 09 Apr 2021
Human Wildlife Conflict and Livelihoods household surveys
Date: 22 Feb 2021 to 15 Mar 2021
Technology usability testing, co-design, validation, etc
Date: 20 Feb 2021 to 24 Feb 2021
Human Wildlife Conflict and Livelihoods household surveys
Date: 07 Nov 2020 to 24 Nov 2020
Advisory Board Meeting
Date: 20 Nov 2020