South Africa's succulents—small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out ...

the IUCN Succulent Plant Illegal Trade Task Force and the Community Task Team linked to South Africa's National Response Strategy and Action Plan to address the illegal trade in South African ...

South Africa's succulents - small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out between rocks in dry areas - are sought after by an increasingly ...

"In South Africa, we know already of seven species ... Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Namaqualand has a rich diversity of succulent plants, with an estimated 3,500 species.

(MENAFN- The Conversation) South Africa's succulents – small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out between rocks in dry areas – are sought ...

Stakeholders are exploring innovative ways to safeguard the region’s precious plants from the threat of extinction.

About 16% (1 589 species) of the world’s estimated 10 000 succulent species occur in the Succulent Karoo Biome ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. South Africa has faced a surge in poaching of rare succulents by criminal syndicates since 2019. A recent spike in prices paid for a different ...

Most of the plants in question are a variety known as succulents, named for their ability to hold water and survive in arid climates. Many of the world's succulent species are only found in the ...