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Qualified bird handlers fitting a satellite tracking device to a Curlew Sandpiper. Photo: BirdLife South Africa
AFRICA EURASIAN FLYWAY

Tiny birds, vast journeys: Inside SA’s first shorebird tracking project

BirdLife South Africa launches its first tracking project for migratory shorebirds, revealing complex journeys and new conservation priorities across the Africa–Eurasian flyway

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
Marine ecology: The Convex Seascape Survey team on a recent expedition in Algoa Bay to map the blue carbon in the seabed. Photos: Convex Seascape Survey team in Algoa Bay
ALGOA BAY

Algoa Bay’s living mud: Scientists are unlocking the secrets of blue carbon beneath the waves

They are part of the Convex Seascape Survey, an ambitious research programme providing critical data on what the world needs to fully incorporate the ocean into policy efforts to…

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read