Succulent Karoo Biome
latest news & developments
Illegal succulent trade pushes SA’s rare plants towards extinction
About 16% (1 589 species) of the world’s estimated 10 000 succulent species occur in the Succulent Karoo Biome
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
Race to save the Richtersveld from mass extinction
Climate change, mine dust, drought and succulent poaching are causing centuries-old iconic plants to die