#Maloti-Drakensberg
The #Maloti-Drakensberg gradient is s gem - lot of cool data collected by the #PFTC7 team, and several cool research papers in the making! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Plant traits and associated ecological data from Afromontane grasslands of Maloti-Drakensberg, South Africa - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Plant traits and associated ecological data from Afromontane grasslands of Maloti-Drakensberg, South Africa
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January 31, 2026 at 9:14 AM
in4u.org/south-africa... South Africa's highest weather station is live at 3,100m in the Maloti-Drakensberg Mountains! Tracks temp, wind & rain for climate change monitoring. Data free for all. Boosts water security for Orange/Tugela rivers

#SouthAfrica #WeatherStation #ClimateChange #Drakensberg
South Africa Weather Station Opens
A new South Africa weather station has begun operations high in the Maloti-Drakensberg Mountains making it SA's highest weather site.
in4u.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:10 AM
It’s historical archaeology! Its heritage! It came out 24 hours before my first child! Not my most recent book but maybe my most obscure (and beloved) for the above reasons

Unformatted open access version on my UCL Profiles page
November 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
UNESCO World: Maloti-Drakensberg Park

The Maloti-Drakensberg Park is a transnational property composed of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg National Park in South Africa and the Sehlathebe National Park in Lesotho. The site has exceptional n...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Are Bearded Vultures in Trouble?🦅 In the Maloti-Drakensberg, breeding territories have declined by up to 51% over 50 years, with birds now confined to a smaller range. Protecting them is more urgent than ever. doi.org/10.1017/S095...
#VultureConservation #AfricanOrnithology
Trends in territory occupancy, distribution and density of the Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus meridionalis in southern Africa | Bird Conservation International | Cambridge Core
Trends in territory occupancy, distribution and density of the Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus meridionalis in southern Africa - Volume 24 Issue 2
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October 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The Cathedral Peak Research Catchments are in the northern part of the uKahlamba Drakensberg (Maloti-Drakensberg Park) in South Africa with a mean annual precipitation of ~1400 mm
October 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The border between South Africa 🇿🇦 and Lesotho 🇱🇸 is marked by the Maloti-Drakensberg Mountains.

In the foreground is the small village of Lower Lotheni in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 🇿🇦

Beyond those mountains is Lesotho 🇱🇸 the coldest country in Africa, completely surrounded by South Africa 🇿🇦
June 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Maloti-Drakensberg Park (Lesotho,South Africa)
April 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
MRI SLC Member @rob-marchant.bsky.social putting in the work for #OurChangingMountains – and capturing some incredible scenery! 📸 – while attending the #SAMC2025 in the Maloti-Drakensberg Mountains. 👇

Rob held 3️⃣ presentations on several key issues for African mountains: bit.ly/MRIatSAMC25
An exhausting but rewarding weekend exploring #landscapes, #ecosystems and summits of the #Drakensburg. Quite amazing mountain landscapes under challenges of changing #climates, #fire regimes and #invasive plants. @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social @yesiuoy.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
South Africa’s water crisis is not just downstream. Gauteng relies heavily on large water supply schemes. Of significance are the Maloti SWSA in Lesotho (34%), the Northern Drakensberg SWSA (21%) and the Upper Vaal (12%). Read more: www.whyafrica.co.za/south-africa...
South Africa’s water crisis is not just downstream - WhyAfrica
South Africa’s water crisis is not just downstream. Let’s not forget where our water comes from - it comes from nature!
www.whyafrica.co.za
March 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
On the relationship between sound, acoustics, and San rock art: An archaeoacoustic study at twenty-seven sites in the Maloti-Drakensberg mountains (South Africa) - ScienceDirect
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March 2, 2025 at 7:55 AM
On the relationship between sound, acoustics, and San rock art: An archaeoacoustic study at twenty-seven sites in the Maloti-Drakensberg mountains (South Africa)
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On the relationship between sound, acoustics, and San rock art: An archaeoacoustic study at twenty-seven sites in the Maloti-Drakensberg mountains (South Africa)
Over the past two decades, scholars have proposed the existence of a strong relationship between sound, acoustics, and the production of San rock art …
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December 20, 2024 at 5:49 PM
More info on the Maloti-Drakensberg Vulture Project
projectvulture.org.za
Homepage - Project Vulture
Project Vulture is dedicated to actively taking a stand to ensure the protection and conservation of Southern Africa's critically endangered vulture species
projectvulture.org.za
December 6, 2024 at 7:47 AM
✨ New study ✨

📍 Maloti-Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa
👷 Sonja Krueger
🏦 Ezemvelo KZN WIldlife
🐦 Bearded vulture (⭐)
🔗 nioo.knaw.nl/en/projects/...
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Maloti-Drakensberg Mountains
Metadata of the field study (MDM-1) at Maloti-Drakensberg Mountains (MDM), South Africa
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December 6, 2024 at 7:47 AM