Nasa touches down in SA to map Greater Cape Floristic Region

Two-year-old project set to skyrocket as surveying begins

18 October 2023 - 22:32

The first of two Nasa Gulfstream jets touched down in Cape Town on Wednesday to begin a unique aerial survey with local scientists of one of Earth’s biodiversity hotspots. ..

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