Freshwater Ecosystem Network

12/09/2025

With just over 5 weeks to go until Indaba 2025 starts, this is a courteous and kind request to those delegates who are planning to attend the event, to please make your registration payment soonest.

And further to this, those delegates who are presenting, to please confirm with the Conference Organiser soonest that the process of payment for registration fees is under way.

This will go a long way to allowing the Programme Committee to finalise the draft programme later this month.

Thanking you all in advance and on behalf of the LoC, we are looking forward to seeing you all at the Indaba.

05/09/2025

04/09/2025

National Wetlands Indaba 2025

Introduction to our Keynote Speakers

The LoC and the Programme Committee are pleased to announce the three Keynote Speakers that are taking part in this year’s Indaba.

04/09/2025

On behalf of the ARC, the following vacancy is being advertised:

Researcher: Water Quality (Chemistry and Data Analysis) - Pretoria

The ARC seeks to appoint a highly skilled, experienced and dynamic person to the following position at Natural Resources and Engineering (ARC-NRE), Arcadia, Pretoria

18/07/2025

Please note that the abstract submission due date for Indaba 2025 has been extended to Thursday 31 July 2025.

To submit your abstract, please read and follow the Conference Guidelines carefully for each of the different session types. They are provided as a guide to help you plan in advance. Please note that we are only accepting in-person presentation submissions. Please also note that you will be required...

15/07/2025

Multi stakeholder workshop on Gauteng waterways 28 August 2025.

Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams

14/07/2025

aunching tomorrow, 15 July 2025 at 12 noon

The Global Wetland Outlook is the flagship report of the Convention on Wetlands, developed by its Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP). The 2025 edition focuses on the value of wetlands to society, costs arising from wetland loss and degradation, and pathways for action.

It quantifies the ecological and economic consequences of inaction, highlights the growing wetland financing gap, and identifies clear pathways for action to scale up wetland conservation and restoration globally.

While restoration is essential, prevention is more cost effective. Once degraded, wetlands are expensive and difficult to restore.

The event will be broadcast live online, you can register to take part in the launch here: Register for the launch of the Global Wetland Outlook 2025.

Further details on the programme can be found here.

The Global Wetland Outlook 2025 report will be made available online on the day of the launch. You will be able to access the full report at

With 35% loss globally since 1970, wetlands are our most threatened ecosystem, disappearing three times faster than forests.

08/07/2025

The recently held SWS-Africa and the SA Wetland Society Collaboratory webinar was a free to register for event. As such it has been uploaded to the Society’s YouTube channel for viewing.

Wetland Restoration and Conservation in Africa: https://youtu.be/87z-eyvLMwM

Please be kind enough to share amongst your networks.

SWS-Africa and SAWS Collaboratory Webinar held on 3 Jul 2025 entitled Wetland Restoration and Conservation in Africa

04/07/2025

https://mg.co.za/the-green-guardian/2025-07-02-our-rivers-are-dying-and-so-are-the-fish-weve-never-heard-of/?utm_source=Mail+%26+Guardian&utm_campaign=6359e35e7a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_07_23_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-aa774d0f29-331829182&mc_cid=6359e35e7a&mc_eid=bd0ee24c50

Many of the country’s native fish species are threatened by habitat loss and pollution while the spread of invasive aliens is putting huge pressure on indigenou

05/06/2025

Workshop on biodiversity status and future research needs

Zoom Registration Link:
HTTPS://ZOOM.US/MEETING/REGISTER/FEMCJVC_SDG4HJJGI7T4CW

Passcode: 865617

Meeting ID: 929 2740 9521