Permit requirements, associated challenges and recommendations for biodiversity collections and research in South Africa

• Michelle Hamer,
• Karin Behr,
• Ian Engelbrecht,
• Leigh Richards

Affiliations

Michelle Hamer

1.Natural Science Collections Facility, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa; 2.School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Karin Behr

Foundational Biodiversity Science, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa

Ian Engelbrecht

Natural Science Collections Facility, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa

Leigh Richards

Durban Natural Science Museum, Durban, South Africa