Guidelines for the Determination of Buffer Zones for Rivers, Wetlands and Estuaries
All outputs and resources for this project are available at the Buffer Zone Information Hub
An assessment for improved water management of the Upper Imatong Mountain Watershed, South Sudan
This short project aims to identify major impacts to hydrological systems in the Upper Kinyeti River watershed brought about through land use changes in the catchment, and then identify vulnerabilities…
Environmental Water Requirements of the Senqu River: Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase ll
The Institute of Natural Resources (NPC) has been contracted by the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) to undertake a baseline study and environmental water requirements assessment of the Senqu River,…
A Procedure to Develop and Monitor Wetland Resource Quality Objectives
There is a clear challenge with respect to the link between development and sustainable wetland management. The challenge is to maintain and reinstate the functions of South Africa’s wetlands in…
A Rapid Assessment of Water Security in the Greater uMngeni River Basin
This project is a very brief assessment of water security and water insecurity in the Greater uMngeni River Basin – the main issues; the causes and consequences of these issues,…
Monitoring South Africa’s “Water Towers”: The state of the Southern Drakensberg Strategic Water Source Area
Strategic Water Source Areas (SWSA) are areas that supply a disproportionally high volume of surface runoff relative to the area they occupy. These “Water Towers” cover 8% of South Africa…
Water Quality Costing Framework
The INR was awarded a research project through a Water Research Commission (WRC) solicited call entitled: “CONCEPT NOTE 10 : A Research Framework to accurately determine the financial impact of…
Development of a Natural Resource Management Strategy and Implementation Plan for KwaZulu-Natal
INR / 30/07/2015 DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC PROVINCIAL NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN Research Context The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) NRM programme represent one of government’s most significant responses to…
Water use of agroforestry systems for food and forage production
This research project started in 2016 and will be completed in March 2020. The overall aims of the project are to develop agroforestry systems that make effective use of available…
Illegal sand mining on the rise in KZN
HAVE you ever wondered where your building sand comes from? If you are in the uMngeni catchment area, chances are it’s from an illegal sand miner. Published by The Witness,…