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Spotting special species! First Sighting? Second Sighting?
Spotting special species! First Sighting? Second Sighting?
Important Biodiversity Policy & Strategy Updates: Opportunities to Engage
Important Biodiversity Policy & Strategy Updates: Opportunities to Engage
From Rock to Sea: Lichens, Seaweed, and What’s Between
From Rock to Sea: Lichens, Seaweed, and What’s Between
Wild Cities: Connecting Nature in Urban Landscapes
Wild Cities: Connecting Nature in Urban Landscapes
Species Seekers: Sharing new discoveries & rediscoveries of South African biodiversity treasures
Species Seekers: Sharing new discoveries & rediscoveries of South African biodiversity treasures
Species Seekers: Sharing new discoveries & rediscoveries of South African biodiversity treasures
Fire, aliens and the future of fynbos
Fire, aliens and the future of fynbos
Inadequate fire planning and persistent invasive species continue to be major threats to indigenous biodiversity – doubly so when conservation efforts are done in isolation. MARTINA TREURNICHT, KIRSTEN WATSON and ANDREW TURNER revisit the challenges and potential solutions discussed at last year’s Fynbos Forum.
How trees push the limits of life
How trees push the limits of life
Some trees alive today germinated before the pyramids were built. Others have survived ice ages, droughts and shifting civilisations
From ashes to action: The Cederberg recovers
From ashes to action: The Cederberg recovers
From ashes to action: The Cederberg recovers
‘Stamens not included’: Identifying an elusive geophyte without decisive characters
‘Stamens not included’: Identifying an elusive geophyte without decisive characters
‘Stamens not included’: Identifying an elusive geophyte without decisive characters
Veld Fluister! Carolize Jansen
Veld Fluister! Carolize Jansen
Life persists in even the smallest fragments of veld. Once in a while we’re reminded of this in fleeting, quiet moments that are easily missed. When Carolize Jansen is lucky enough to experience such a moment, it stays with her.
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!
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
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