Fynbos Fish Revival (FFR)

Freshwater fishes are South Africa’s most threatened species group, and urgent conservation action is needed to prevent species extinctions in our lifetime. Fynbos Fish Revival is a collaborative initiative that works with local communities and land owners to restore aquatic ecosystems conserve threatened freshwater fish species in South Africa’s Cape Floristic Region Biodiversity Hotspot.

Freshwater Biodiversity Information System (FBIS)

The Freshwater Biodiversity Information System (FBIS) is an online platform for housing and sharing freshwater biodiversity data in South Africa. We can only manage what we measure, and the FBIS aims to provide current and reliable data on changes in aquatic ecosystems to local freshwater decision-makers.

Living Labs

Connecting South Africa’s youth to rivers one school at a time. Living Labs is the outdoor education node of the Freshwater Research Centre. It is is a positive reaction to the problem of growing global disconnect between young people and nature, as well as the challenge of conserving river ecosystems –arguably South Africa’s most valuable natural resource.