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Check out the article by Toka Mosikidi, EFTEON student, on the three African warbler species that delay their dawn chorus when temperatures drop. He set up automated audio recorders to capture birdsong and study how freezing temperatures affect their singing behaviour. @dstigovza @NRF_News @UFSweb theconversation.com/what-mak…

The EFTEON biodiversity team at the Umhlabuyalingana flux tower undertook sampling of the herbaceous vegetation. @dstigovza @NRF_News

SAEON Grasslands Node celebrated World Wetlands Day with Grade 7 learners from Sonto Zikhali Primary School. Learners explored what wetlands are, their benefits, threats, and solutions through poster activities, a wetland model, and a land-use exercise highlighting water scarcity, groundwater dependence, and the decline of Lake Sibaya due to plantations, water extraction, and climate change. @IUCNSouthAfrica @dstigovza @NRF_News

Hands-on environmental learning at Mozi Pan KwaJobe. EFTEON, together with Wild Act groups from the Mkuze & Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Big 5 Hlabisa reserves, identified invasive species and showcased miniSASS to champion wetland conservation. @dstigovza @NRF_News

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, visited the NRF-SAEON, SAPRI & EFTEON teams exhibiting at the Ministerial Back to School Outreach Event on the day of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2026 @SAAO @dstigovza @NRF_News @sapri_dsti @SMCRI_ZA @DrBladeNzimande

The Indigenous garden supported by NRF-SAEON EFTEON at Bambanani Primary School in the Northern Drakensberg, established while working with the NGO “One Planet South Africa,” is thriving. This resource provides an outdoor classroom for learning about indigenous plants and instills appreciation for our environment. @dstigovza @NRF_News

Check out the podcast where Dr Amukelani Maluleke shares insights on EFTEON, developed by the FLUXNET Outreach Working Group as part of the FLUXNET Coordination Project, supported by the NSF AccelNet Program. @Fluxnet_ecn @dstigovza @NRF_News open.spotify.com/episode/7fL…

🧪 From intern to technician. Tsumbedzo L. Ramalevha's story of growth, mentorship, and building sustainable science careers at SAEON. Read the full story here: enews.saeon.ac.za/issue-05-2… @dstigovza @NRF_News

EFTEON team Zanele Shezi & Sachin Doarasamy, in collaboration with One Planet SA, at Bambanani Primary school, planting an indigenous & biodiversity garden, phase 2. @NRF_News @dstigovza

EFTEON routine fieldwork at Benfontein Nature Reserve with activities for the @dstigovza ESSRP Weathering Change project, including researchers from @UFSweb & Sol Plaatje University @MySPU @NRF_News

Maintenance and calibration of the SAEON /EFTEON weather station at the @SANParks Mokala reserve. @dstigovza @NRF_News

EFTEON & Grassland Node showcased cutting-edge infrastructure @SAEON_GSN Indibano. Carbon flux tower measuring vital ecosystem health to precision weather stations & hydrological instruments providing open data for research that drives our understanding of environmental change.

More engagements with learners at the NRF-SAEON exhibition @ #NSW2025. Inland learners diving into the marine world. Deep dive into SAEON’s terrestrial instruments. @dstigovza @NRF_News @SAASTA

Congratulations to Dr. Lindokhule Dlamini for being honoured as the best young scientist at the #gssacongress60 Gala dinner last night. Dr. Lindo started his journey as an intern at NRF-SAEON & then as a PhD student with EFTEON. @NRF_News @dstigovza @GrasslandSocSA

Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation Prof. Blade Nzimande visited the NRF-SAEON exhibition stand & interacted with Makghethwa from EFTEON #NRF -@SAAO Ministerial Launch @dstigovza @NRF_News @DrBladeNzimande