#PROTECT

WITH RUPERT KOOPMAN, ISMAIL EBRAHIM, ROBYN POWELL AND BEN-JON DREYER

April 29, 2021 | LIVE ZOOM WEBINAR RECORDING. PHOTOS: RUPERT KOOPMAN.

Above: Knersvlakte north of Vanrhysdorp. Photo: Rupert Koopman.

Save our Succulents

Poaching and the illegal trade of succulents is a major challenge to plants in South Africa. As plant lovers, the #BotSoc community CAN do something about this.

We’re chatting to four conservation, succulent and law enforcement experts, to find out how we can protect our indigenous plant species.

Save the Date for the next webinar:

Thursday, 27 May 2021

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