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GreenMatter Scholarships

- - GreenMatter 2023 Fellowship for Full-time Postgraduate Study in South Africa
  - The GreenMatter Fellowship brings together a cohort of dynamic, talented and committed biodiversity practitioners, with the objective of developing and unlocking their potential. It affords participants the opportunity to fully engage in tackling biodiversity issues through their study and career pa

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The need to strategically and comprehensively strengthen and diversify the human capital of South Africa's biodiversity sector is indicated in the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2005) and the National Biodiversity Framework (2007). The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is mandated to lead this process in partnership with key role players.

At the same time, the Lewis Foundation, a conservation non-governmental organisation (NGO), had realigned its funding focus. Through sector engagement, The Lewis Foundation identified that higher level biodiversity skills and general human capital development were poorly capacitated in the sector. This posed a significant risk to the current and future management of biodiversity in the country.