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UFS ARU-affiliated researcher contributes to paper on Africa’s endangered ecoregion

At SAMC2022, the 2022 mountain conference hosted by the ARU, Prof Julian Bayliss, Biodiversity and Protected Areas Specialist, formally proposed the new mountain ecoregion for Africa, spanning the mountains of southern Malawi and northern Mozambique, for the first time

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Second Southern African Mountain Conference announced


On 5 March 2024, the first announcement went out for the Second Southern African Mountain Conference (SAMC2025). SAMC2025 will take place next year from 17 to 20 March at Champagne Sports Resort. The theme for the upcoming conference is Southern African Mountains – Overcoming Boundaries and Barriers.

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Tracking flora up a Madagascan massif


Ralph Clark and Andrinajoro Rakotoarivelo visited the little-known Ankaratra massif to assess its potential as a test site to monitor Madagascar’s response to man-made threats.

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