by Eldis R. Bécquer
From his recent trip to the East, Eldis brings news of two melastomes that were considered lost. This large botanical family has species that are exclusive from Cuba with the urgent need to be found.
Month: May 2019
by Juan Carlos Calahorra
Along with 29 students of several Cuban universities, Juan Carlos experienced four days of intense learning: leadership, project management, working with the community, science communication, science ethics, among other topics related with biodiversity conservation.
by Juan Carlos Calahorra
Every April, Planta!’s Capacity Building Program offers an extracurricular camp to university students from all over Cuba. The camp aims to develop skills of leadership, project management, science communication and science ethic.
by Luis Roberto González Torres
The Caribbean Hotspot for Biodiversity comprises more than 12 thousand plant species, many of which occur in more than one island. Planta!’s team develops an initiative to preserve and recover the shared-endemic Caribbean plants. These are the first outcomes.
by Duniel Barrios
The national campaign launched to find new plants of the royal oak (Ekmanianthe longiflora) is proving to be successful. A new report at Sierra del Grillo (southeast of Havana) confirms the effectiveness of this initiative.