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The National Biodiversity Assessment 2025: findings, key messages and an invitation to delve deeper
The National Biodiversity Assessment 2025: findings, key messages and an invitation to delve deeper
30 years on: Has this Free State strategy paid off?
30 years on: Has this Free State strategy paid off?
30 years on: Has this Free State strategy paid off?
Veld Fluister!
Veld Fluister!
Our Veld Fluister series continues to explore the subtle ways in which the veld speaks to our members – through its colours, its silences and its steady cycles of change.
Hidden jewels: A guide to orchids of the Garden Route
Hidden jewels: A guide to orchids of the Garden Route
Hidden jewels: A guide to orchids of the Garden Route
Igniting a groundswell of plant protectors
Igniting a groundswell of plant protectors
Igniting a groundswell of plant protectors
The Portulaca cold case: Uncovering a nearly lost succulent after 90 years
The Portulaca cold case: Uncovering a nearly lost succulent after 90 years
The Portulaca cold case: Uncovering a nearly lost succulent after 90 years
River Revival: How to Support Dragonflies, Frogs, Freshwater Shrimp and River Health
River Revival: How to Support Dragonflies, Frogs, Freshwater Shrimp and River Health
Balance Restored: Biocontrols for Biodiversity
Balance Restored: Biocontrols for Biodiversity
Victoria West’s biodiversity: A testament to Karoo resilience
Victoria West’s biodiversity: A testament to Karoo resilience
Victoria West’s biodiversity: A testament to Karoo resilience
Veld Fluister!
Veld Fluister!
Our Veld Fluister series continues to explore the subtle ways in which the veld speaks to our members – through its colours, its silences and its steady cycles of change.
Discoveries, campfires & togetherness: Conservation the Limpopo way
Discoveries, campfires & togetherness: Conservation the Limpopo way
BOT SOC’s annual plant fair offers the best of KwaZulu-Natal’s indigenous flora under one roof – and it all started with one man’s vision. DI HIGGINSON recaps this year’s plant fair, celebrating a quarter century of the event.
The good, the bad and the truth of gardening in the Kogelberg Biosphere
The good, the bad and the truth of gardening in the Kogelberg Biosphere
BOT SOC’s annual plant fair offers the best of KwaZulu-Natal’s indigenous flora under one roof – and it all started with one man’s vision. DI HIGGINSON recaps this year’s plant fair, celebrating a quarter century of the event.
A silver birthday celebration: KZN coastal’s 25th plant fair
A silver birthday celebration: KZN coastal’s 25th plant fair
A silver birthday celebration: KZN coastal’s 25th plant fair
Branching Out: Unusual, Rare and Resilient South African Trees
Branching Out: Unusual, Rare and Resilient South African Trees
Bringing Land Back to Life: Sharing Restoration Stories
Bringing Land Back to Life: Sharing Restoration Stories
Water You Waiting For: Join us for a fresh perspective on our Water Ecosystems and their protection
Water You Waiting For: Join us for a fresh perspective on our Water Ecosystems and their protection
Clearing Alien Invasive Plants with Purpose
Clearing Alien Invasive Plants with Purpose
“Bulb Buzz” uncovering South Africa’s hidden treasures: from conservation to cultivation!
“Bulb Buzz” uncovering South Africa’s hidden treasures: from conservation to cultivation!
Upskilling Youth in Plant Conservation and Horticulture
Upskilling Youth in Plant Conservation and Horticulture
Empowering the Next Generation of Green Stewards Through Practical Training and Education
The Giving Garden – Rethinking the food-medicine continuum in the urban sprawl
The Giving Garden – Rethinking the food-medicine continuum in the urban sprawl
The Giving Garden - Rethinking the food-medicine continuum in the urban sprawl
Hop To It: conservation efforts for frogs and other water wildlife
Hop To It: conservation efforts for frogs and other water wildlife
Hop To It: conservation efforts for frogs and other water wildlife
A royal transformation at Princess Vlei
A royal transformation at Princess Vlei
Restoration at Princess Vlei has come a long way in recent years. DENISHA ANAND, EMMA OLIVER and BRIDGET PITT report on the progress made, the obstacles ahead and the plans to overcome them.
Plant hitchhikers spell trouble for ecosystems and roads
Plant hitchhikers spell trouble for ecosystems and roads
Have you looked out the car window and noticed alien invasive plants growing along our roadsides? These invaders spell trouble – not just for indigenous ecosystems, but also for the infrastructure of our roads, explains DR MOLESENG CLAUDE MOSHOBANE.
Pearly Beach: Packing a plant punch
Pearly Beach: Packing a plant punch
Pearly Beach may be a small seaside village near the southernmost tip of Africa – but from the coastline to the countryside, it is brimming with floral marvels. Not only are many of these plant species incredibly beautiful; many are also very threatened.
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