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With Domitilla Raimondo, Rupert Koopman and Jacques van der Merwe

JAN 28, 2021 | LIVE ZOOM WEBINAR RECORDING. PHOTOS: RUPERT KOOPMAN.

Above: Leucadendron elimense subspecies salteri, Critically Endangered. Photo: Rupert Koopman.

South Africa’s Plant Extinction Crisis

We look at plants on the edge of extinction, with an overview presentation by South African National Biodiversity Institute’s Domitilla Raimondo, with discussion and Q&A moderated by BotSoc’s Rupert Koopman. Jacques van der Merwe will present the City of Cape Town’s case study on the conservation effort required when a species falls below 5 individuals in the wild.

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