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Three species of the aloe quiver trees have been listed as threatened. (Christian VAISSE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
CLIMATE CHANGE

Poachers, climate change push South Africa’s succulents to the brink

With a 250% increase in plants confiscated from traffickers since 2019, the declines are unprecedented, says South African National Biodiversity Institute

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read