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published: 02 Sep 2026 last updated: 15 Oct 2026
General Information
South Africa
ABSCH-IRCC-ZA-300872-2
Provision of additional information relating to project collaborators. 
- Competent National Authority: | ABSCH-CNA-ZA-203907-3
Competent National Authority:
National Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment ()
473 Steve Biko Road
Pretoria, Gauteng Province
0083, South Africa
Phone: +27 12 399 9611/8917/9612/9590,
Fax: +27 12 359 3636,
Email: BABS@environment.gov.za,
Website: http://www.environment.gov.za,
ABSCH-CNA-ZA-203907-3
Details of the permit or its equivalent
SOUTH AFRIC/NEMA/NEMBA/SBSPA/PPSA/NEMPAA/NEMICMA/NCA/LEMA/CMP35604/MP6116/
13 May 2024
31 Jul 2027
Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Information
Yes
- Organization: Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET) | ABSCH-CON-ZA-249330-1
Organization:
Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET)
Government agency (National/Federal)
0 Hans Van Rensburg Street
Polokwane, Limpopo
0700, South Africa
Phone: 015 293 8300,
Fax:
Email: ChimanziA@ledet.gov.za,
Website:
- Organization: South African National Parks (SANParks) | ABSCH-CON-ZA-257989-1
Organization:
South African National Parks (SANParks)
Government agency (Sub-national)
Garden Route National Park, Scientific Services, Office of the General Manager
, Western Cape Province
6573, South Africa
Phone: +27 44 343 1302,
Fax: +27 44 343 2331,
Email: nerina.kruger@sanparks.org,
Website: https://www.sanparks.org,
- Organization: Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) | ABSCH-CON-ZA-264121-1
Organization:
Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA)
Government agency (Sub-national)
Hall's Gateway on the N4 National Highway Mbombela
Mbombela, Mpumalanga
1200, South Africa
Phone: +27 (0)13 065 0859, +27 (0)13 065 0888,
Fax:
Email: info@mtpa.co.za,
Website: https://www.mpumalanga.com,
Confidential information
- Person: Prof Gordon Craig O'Brien | ABSCH-CON-ZA-300869-1
Person:
Prof Gordon Craig O'Brien
Researcher, Biology and Environmental Sciences
Phone: +2784 580 4161,
Fax:
Email: Gordon.obrien@ump.ac.za,
Website:
Related Organization
University of Mpumalanga (UMP)
Academic or research institute
CNR R40 and D725
Mbombela, Mpumalanga
1200, South Africa
Phone: +2784 580 4161,
Fax:
Email: Gordon.obrien@ump.ac.za, info@ump.ac.za,
Website: https://www.ump.ac.za/,
Confidential information
Prior informed consent, as granted through the relevant permits, authorises the collection, possession, and transportation of South Africa’s indigenous biological resources specified/ listed in Permit No. CMP 35604, issued by the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism, and Permit No. MP6116, issued by the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency. Such activities are authorised solely for the purpose of bona fide research and remain subject to the applicable provisions, conditions, and requirements of the following legislation, regulations, and legal instruments: 

a) The National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)
b) The National Environment Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004)
c) The National Environment Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)
d) Limpopo Environmental Management Act. 2003 (Act No. 7 of 2003)
e) The Prevention of Pollution from Ships Act, 1986 (Act No. 2 of 1986)
f) Nature Conservation Act, 1998 (Act 10 of 1998)
h) Any other relevant law
Mutually Agreed Terms (MAT) Information
Yes
This permit allows collection, possession and transportation of South Africa’s indigenous biological resources specified/ listed in Permit No. CMP 35604, issued by the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism, and Permit No. MP6116, issued by the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency. Such activities are authorised solely for the purpose of bona fide research.
Subject-matter or genetic resource(s)
 This permit is intended solely to facilitate bona fide research and shall not be used for purposes of commercial exploitation or financial gain by the permit holder. The specific species authorised for collection, together with the applicable conditions and limitations governing the research and collection activities, are set out in Research and Collection Permit No. CMP 35604, issued by the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism, and Permit No. MP6116, issued by the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency.
Confidential information
We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA’s Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS).


Information on the utilization of the genetic resource(s)
  • Non-Commercial
  1. Scientific investigation or practical experiment which includes the collection, possession and transportation of South Africa's indigenous biological resources outlined under Permit No. MP6116 and Permit No. CMP 35604
  2. The summary of the research findings and outcomes including the dates, locations, species and quantities collected should be submitted to the Issuing Authority.
  3. No specimens should be used in any other bioprospecting context.
Species collected in terms of this permit shall not be sold or offered for sale.
Additional Information
 The specimens will be sent to the institutions, research institutes, researchers, and/or collaborators listed below for purposes of bona fide research, including scientific analysis and DNA sequencing: 

Rey Juan Carlos University  (Spain)

Penn State University (USA)  

Charles Sturt University (Australia)
Prof. Dr. Gordon O'Brien, Charles Sturt University (Australia)

Dr Annelize Erasmus, University of Mpumalanga (RSA)
Angelica Kaiser-Reichel, University of Mpumalanga (RSA)

Dr. Robert Schabertsberger, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (Austria)

Dr. Leon Hilgers, Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt, Germany (Germany)
Prof. Dr. Michael Hiller, Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt, Germany (Germany)
Prof. Dr. Michael Matschiner, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany (Germany)

Dr. Julia Barth, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (Switzerland)
Amendment history
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