Kruger Gets Monitoring Station
PHALABORWA- The Kruger National Park will host South Africa's first long-term environmental observation node.
The node, called the Ndlovu node in recognition of the nearby Olifants River, is one of several planned for South Africa as part of a 30-year initiative by the National Research Foundation.
The department of science and technology will fund the nodes, which aim to create a standardised database that future generations can use to track trends and changes in the environment and formulate environmental policies.
The Ndlovu node will be situated near the Phalaborwa gate and will consolidate existing data, as well as co-ordinate and input new data from satellite nodes that will be set in the Lowveld area.
The South African Environmental Observation Network will manage the nodes.
Network manager Johan Pauw said the Phalaborwa complex was chosen because of its central location in the Lowveld, future access to Mozambique and the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, and access to Phalaborwa's road, rail and air system.
"The infrastructure at Phalaborwa was not matched elsewhere in the area," he said.
He said schoolchildren will also be involved in research projects to encourage them to enter careers in science, while teachers can receive further environmental training through the node.
The node will be launched officially in September.
Read more about the Kruger's weather and climate.
The node, called the Ndlovu node in recognition of the nearby Olifants River, is one of several planned for South Africa as part of a 30-year initiative by the National Research Foundation.
The department of science and technology will fund the nodes, which aim to create a standardised database that future generations can use to track trends and changes in the environment and formulate environmental policies.
The Ndlovu node will be situated near the Phalaborwa gate and will consolidate existing data, as well as co-ordinate and input new data from satellite nodes that will be set in the Lowveld area.
The South African Environmental Observation Network will manage the nodes.
Network manager Johan Pauw said the Phalaborwa complex was chosen because of its central location in the Lowveld, future access to Mozambique and the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, and access to Phalaborwa's road, rail and air system.
"The infrastructure at Phalaborwa was not matched elsewhere in the area," he said.
He said schoolchildren will also be involved in research projects to encourage them to enter careers in science, while teachers can receive further environmental training through the node.
The node will be launched officially in September.
Read more about the Kruger's weather and climate.
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Sunday, August 29, 2004
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