SNPAS Upgrade of Swaziland's Biodiversity Baseline Data
Swaziland, as a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and other multilateral environmental agreements, is part of the global community with obligations to provide information for ecosystem and PAs management. Knowledge on the country's biodiversity is critical for the systematic planning and management of biodiversity and reporting on its conservation status. This requires the identification, collection, collation and analysis of critical data and information on biodiversity, including ecosystem processes and services.
Prior to the commencement of this project, some of Swaziland's biodiversity baseline data was available from databases compiled for the Swaziland National Trust Commission (SNTC) and accessible from its website (about 20,570 records). This dataset has been upgraded and expanded, incorporating data from various sources, and work will continue on this until March 2018. As at August 2017, the data obtained includes 314 463 records 8144 taxa.
Data Sources:
- Existing data held by SNTC
- SANBI
- GBIF
- Museums and herbaria outside southern Africa
- Private individuals
- Virtual Museums
Datasets from the University of Swaziland and ADU-UCT virtual museum older records have not yet been obtained to be included yet.
Taxonomy: provisional checklists
- Swaziland's Fishes:
Species Checklist Species Checklist with records (right click to download)
- Swaziland's Amphibians:
Species Checklist Species Checklist with records (right click to download)
- Swaziland's Reptiles:
Species Checklist Species Checklist with records (right click to download)
- Swaziland's Mammals:
Species Checklist Species Checklist with records (right click to download)
- Swaziland's Odonata:
Species Checklist Species Checklist with records (right click to download)
- Swaziland's Butterflies:
Species Checklist Species Checklist with records (right click to download)
If you would like any of these checklists in Excel format, please contact Kate Braun.