‘Plant parenting’ fuels illegal succulent trade in Southern Africa
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‘Plant parenting’ fuels illegal succulent trade in Southern Africa
Global demand for Southern Africa’s unique succulent plants is fuelling an illegal trade that threatens them with extinction. Between 2019 and May 2024, more than 1.6 million illegally harvested succulents, representing around 650 species, were seized by law enforcement in South Africa while being trafficked to overseas markets. The figures are revealed in a recent study by Traffic, an NGO working on the trade of wild animals and plants. Succule…
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