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Our Conservation Work

BotSoc champions biodiversity conservation in South Africa to protect our extraordinary plant diversity and ecosystems. 

KZN Stewardship

The Botanical Society currently funds one botanist in KwaZulu-Natal who conducts specialist botanical work supporting the identification, botanical assessment, formal protection and post-proclamation support of Stewardship sites of conservation concern through the KZN Stewardship Programme. 

KZN Inland Branch of the Botanical Society

This also involves working closely with the KZN Inland Branch of the Botanical Society, local CREW groups, NGO partners and Ezemvelo KZN to establish stewardship agreements with private landowners.

Stewardship and Grasslands

Interview with Isabel Johnson

South Africa’s grasslands covers one third of the country, and are home to an extraordinary range of biodiversity. With more than twenty years of involvement in various aspects of plant conservation, Isabel Johnson is in charge of the Botanical Society’s grassland biodiversity stewardship in KwaZulu-Natal. Isabel Johnson was interviewed by Zoë Poulsen.

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Conservation Programme 

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Latest Conservation News

Mamelodi’s hill of dreams
Mamelodi’s hill of dreams
One man had a dream in Tshwane’s Mamelodi – and helped preserve a natural gem overlooked by botanists
Get your garden buzzing!
Get your garden buzzing!
Our guide to gardening for bees gives tips on growing beautiful indigenous plants that create a thriving ecosystem for pollinators. Insects are a vital
A rare habitat for rare plants: The Cape’s coastal dunes
A rare habitat for rare plants: The Cape’s coastal dunes
Coastal dunes can be particularly harsh environments. Throughout the year, they are exposed to blistering sun and strong, salt-laden winds that also carry highly abrasive sand grains.
Conserving South Africa’s wetlands
Conserving South Africa’s wetlands
Wetlands are ecosystems that contain quantities of water, usually providing a home for special vegetation communities and a wide variety of wildlife that depend on them for survival. Some wetlands flood throughout the year but others flood only during the wettest seasons.
Resolve to be a Red List plant protector
Resolve to be a Red List plant protector
If you need a botanical New Year resolution, get to know the South African Red List – a global first. What makes a favourite website?
Summer’s wild orchid extravaganza
Summer’s wild orchid extravaganza
Summer is wild orchid season in the Cape so challenge yourself this festive season to look for the Cape’s signature orchid. You can choose the tough way or the gentle way.
KZN’S Red Desert blooms
KZN’S Red Desert blooms
That bare expanse of red sand gave the Red Desert Nature Reserve its name. Jointly owned by the Ray Nkonyeni Municipality and a local family, it was declared a nature reserve in 2015, facilitated by the Botanical Society of South Africa.
An Introduction to Biocontrols: Why are they important for biodiversity conservation?
An Introduction to Biocontrols: Why are they important for biodiversity conservation?
Alien invasive plants are non-indigenous plant species that have been introduced (usually by humans) into a country and/or habitat outside the ecosystems in which they naturally occur.
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