Links
This is a selection of links to NGO's in the Cape Metropolitan Area, local botanical projects, useful software and other resources.
NGO’s
Local Projects
- Plants of South Africa
- Plantweb
- CREW – Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers
- SARCA – South African Reptile Atlas
- Natural World
- Iziko Museums - Biodiversity Explorer
South African Innovation
- EBioBuzz - promoting communication between scientists and industry
- Cape Biotech - The government initiative to promote biotechnology
- iQhilika (A South African Honey Mead initiative)
- Innovation Fund - Promoting innovation at university level
- The Business Plan Competition as part of the Innovation Fund
Latin translation
Useful Software
- Mindmapper
- Flexible renamer
- Autohotkey & Ctrl+R
- Irfanview
- XnVIEW
- Picasa
- Google Desktop
- Copernic Desktop Search
- Total Commander
- ABBYY Finereader
- Adobe Darkroom
Useful Developers
Biological Database Software
Biological Organisations:
- SANBI – South African Biodiversity Institute
- UCT Botany Department
- Stellenbosch
- University of Western Cape
Herbaria / Biological Databases
- Bolus Herbarium
- Compton Herbarium
- Stellenbosch Herbarium
- Pretoria Herbarium
- Aluka
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Darwin Core
- The Kingdom of Plants
Mapping Resources
- Mowbray Surveys and Mapping
- Google Earth
- FreeEarth
- biogeomancer
- fuzzy-G
- National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Gazetteer
- South African Geographical Names System
- Geolocate - Software for transforming localities into co-ordinates
Photographic Reviews
Recommended Environmental Consultancies
Recommended Nature Tours
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