SAEON eNews - June 2010

	SAEON plans second Summit to map the way forward SAEON Summit 2010 will be held at Kirstenbosch on October 5 and 6. Register now...
	Work @ SAEON SAEON is advertising several new positions...
	A three-way affair Environmental scientists from SA, Brazil and India plan the implementation of a trilateral Sub-Global Assessment...
	Understanding environmental change in complex systems SAEON is proud to announce the publication of its Core Science Framework...
	Can Mapungubwe’s Greefswald Forest persist? The Greefswald study may shed light on future patterns of riparian forest change globally in response to increasing climatic variability and ever-increasing demands on water...
	When a (science) plan comes together... SAEON’s MD reflects on the conceptualisation and deliberation required to deliver sound scientific products relevant to environmental governance and sustainable development...
	SAEON takes an enduring monitoring legacy forward SAEON’s responsibility is to archive the valuable data from Jonkershoek in a stable database format...
	Students of SA Wildlife College team up with SAEON Ndlovu Node The data the students collect contribute to a long-term dataset that the Ndlovu Node has been collecting since 2008...
	Committee aims to establish SAEON’s Information Pillar as a national asset The Committee’s focus is to develop SAEON’s internal information management systems, but working in synergy with external systems and especially with the SAEON data portal...
	Unpacking SAEON’s data portal SAEON calls all potential data providers: the network’s data portal is ready for wider implementation...
	Local learners get science-smart the Ndlovu way Dr Dave Thompson and Joe Sibiya report on the inaugural grade 10 SAEON Ndlovu science camp...
	SAEON joins DST and UNESCO in celebrating IYB 2010 SAEON’s Thomas Mtontsi inspired learners with his interesting presentation on our oceans...
	Learners participate in land-based analysis of their observations at sea The SAEON Egagasini Node’s Argo programme presents an ideal opportunity for school-based monitoring...
	Dr Lara Atkinson aims to boost research in offshore marine environment Dr Atkinson has joined SAEON’s Egagasini Node as Offshore Marine Scientist...
	Raising the SAEON flag Meet Monako Dibetle, SAEON’s new Communications Practitioner...
	Climate change implications for food security and natural resources management in Africa A report released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization warns of the potential of climate change to threaten food security in Africa...
	SAEON in the media An article by SAEON’s Dr Dave Thompson appeared in the May 2010 newsletter of the Mountain Research Initiative...