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Csirsanparks Partnership Safeguard Sas Natural Assets

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Ref: https://www.csir.co.za/csirsanparks-partnership-safeguard-sas-natural-assets

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Source domain: csir.co.za

Collected on 21 September 2026

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What this means

This is a CSIR news article announcing a strategic partnership between the CSIR and the South African National Parks Board. The partnership is intended to improve protection of natural assets, especially rhino horn and abalone, through CSIR technology and specialist expertise. The article does not give a closing date or application process.

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CSIR/SANParks strategic partnership technology capability

The CSIR is making its technology capability available to SANParks to support the protection of natural assets, including work at strategic, tactical and operational optimisation levels.

Who it is for: SANParks
How to act on it: Act through the strategic partnership agreement between the CSIR and SANParks; the document does not describe an application or public registration process.

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Through the partnership, the CSIR will serve as technology capability to SANParks at strategic, tactical and operational optimisation levels.

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Reference

https://www.csir.co.za/csirsanparks-partnership-safeguard-sas-natural-assets

Key Takeaways

CSIR and South African National Parks Board strategic partnership
Protection of natural assets from poaching
Priority resources: rhino horn and abalone
Rhino Day on 22 September
CSIR technology capability for SANParks
Initial defence science and engineering programme
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
South African National Parks Board
SANParks
Maj Gen (Ret.) Johan Jooste