Botanical Bridges in the Dominican Republic

by Alejandro Palmarola
The third Congress of the Caribbean and Central American Botanic Garden Network, “Botanical Bridges”, will be held in Santo Domingo. The Organizing Committee has received the support of Planta!-Plantlife Conservation Society as part of the program for the Conservation of the Caribbean flora.

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A rare species reappears…on the Internet

by Noel Coutín Lobaina y Lisbet González-Oliva
You probably have never heard about Bembicidium cubense before. Let me tell you about this species’ unexpected reappearance. First, it happened in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Royal Oak seeds

by Duniel Barrios
Like every winter, a team of Planta! climbs two Western Cuba hills to collect the Royal Oak seeds, a treasure hard to find but always reassuring.

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The Red List project in times of Covid-19

by Sergio Hernández Rodríguez
Not even when the world seems to be forced to stop, the team of Planta! quits working. These are times of teleworking, and our team knows it. Protecting the singular Cuban flora must go through the pandemic.

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An evergreen forest, rain, and love

by Majela Hernández Rodríguez
Three species of trees allow us to come back to our beloved Topes de Collantes. They are exclusive Cuban species with reduced populations in the past but now recovering with our help.

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