Invitation to two presentations relevant to biological research, on CITES & BABS

1.  CITES implementation in South Africa    

2.  Legislative framework regulating Bioprospecting, Access and Benefit Sharing (BABS) in South Africa.

Presenters are from the Pretoria offices of Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the   Environment (DFFE).    A Question & Answer opportunity is included.

 Aimed at:

 ¨ Researchers working with CITES-listed species (plant / animal, living or not);

 ¨ Museum and Herbarium workers with CITES species in collections;

 ¨ Researchers studying Biological Organisms for:

    Medicinal & Chemical  properties, Traditional use,

    Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) 

 ... even if not intended for commercial development.

 BABS legislation is applied more widely than most researchers realise.  Please use this opportunity to ensure that your research is lawful.

Date: Thursday, 28 September 2023

Time: 9.00 — 11.00 am

Venue: UKZN Pietermaritzburg campus, John Bews B-block,

Bews MAIN Lecture Theatre (directions given on request)

Please RSVP by 26 Sept to: Dr Christina Potgieter Curry

potgietercj@ukzn.ac.za   X5146

¨ Visitors from Other Institutions are very welcome.

¨ Please encourage Post-Graduate students to attend.

Hosted by Bews Herbarium, School of Life Sciences (Pmb), University of KwaZulu-Natal