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A wonderful accomplishment awaits for this team of Planta! working by the Ochoa river, where several propagated plants of Rhodogeron coronopifolius were reintroduced a while ago. This jewel of our flora it’s getting ready to conquer a site known as “El Playazo”.
Finding new magnolias in the mountains of Eastern Cuba and contributing to their conservation is the goal of one of Planta!’s teams. This time, they are traveling to one of Cuba’s most isolated sites.
Planta!’s volunteers stablish a new subpopulation of Rhodogeron coronopifolius, a rare Central Cuba species that grows between the rocks. Leaded by Faife and carrying a drill, punches and chisels, they open their way through the rock….
The magnolia conservation project that started in Topes de Collantes ten years ago is aiming to protect other magnolia species in the mountains of Eastern Cuba. Majela and her team look for…
Fourteen new individuals of aguacate cimarrón are growing in Guajimico, nearby a popular touristic trail. This huge native cactus could start recovering alongside the industry that…
After planting 75 new royal oaks at Pan de Matanzas, this native species that came close to extinction, secures its future in the Island…
Planta!’s volunteers working on the protection of two cacti species from Eastern Cuba gather to share their results. This final meeting, which is also a time for…
Edgardo travels to a savannah in Central Cuba where a Planta!‘s volunteer studies a population of Coccothrinax spirituana, the endemic blueish palm of this region.
El Palenque, a well-known hill of Western Cuba, was chosen for the introduction of 51 individuals of Leptocereus scopulophilus. This cactus is exclusive from Cuba and has a remarkable resemblance to a güije. Two new royal oaks welcome them…
A project of Planta! brings hope for several species of rare trees of Central Cuba. Ernesto tells us all about the reintroduction of two valuable species of trees in this part of the Island. Piño, the best seed collector we know, was a key person in this story…
Every year, Planta! celebrates the World Environment Day with a festival that gathers hundreds of Cubans, specially kids. This event is known as “Del Monte” Festival. It’s a hands-on learning experience, filled with science…
Ten years after unveiling the mystery of Magnolia cubensis subsp. acunae, a team of Planta! assess the outcomes of this conservation project and sets ambitious goals…
Miconia baracoana is an exclusive species of the Cuban flora. It was last seen more than 35 years ago but in Piedra La Vela, a secluded place of our island, everything is…
The most threatened species of Cuban cacti. Feared by the farmers of yesteryear because their thorns were hurting the cattle…
An endangered and very attractive species of the Cuban flora is visited by a Planta!’s team. Named after Dr. Atila Borhidi, a Hungarian botanist who devoted many years to the study of the Cuban flora, Coccothrinax borhidiana needs our help to secure its survival.
From Baracoa, the oldest city of Cuba, Arlet narrates on her trip to nurseries growing Magnolia minor, an endemic and threatened Cuban tree.
From his recent trip to the East, Eldis brings news of two melastomes that were considered lost.
Our anecdotes about Planta!’s Student Camp continue. Along with 29 students of several Cuban universities.
Every April, Planta!’s Capacity Building Program offers an extracurricular camp to university students from all over Cuba.
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.
A team of Planta! explores the intricate banks of the Agabama River in Santa Clara in search of new individuals from Rhodogeron coronopifolius
Harpalyce macrocarpa or “sangre de doncella” (maiden’s blood), is one of the Top 50 most threatened plants of Cuba.Enma Torres leads and interesting project to save this endangered species.
Planta!’s volunteer’s passion for conservation makes a whole forest grow. José Angel, Duniel and Sandy take part in the propagation of threatened species at nurseries of four Eastern Cuba provinces…
In this exploration across Cuba, Edgardo narrates about the cenotes of Ciénaga de Zapata, his first boat trip and many experiences in plant conservation…
“Wanted” is the word shown on hundreds of posters at stations, commercial places and parks in Cuba, like when hunting for a criminal.
A rediscovered species of melastomas and another clearly unknown, were the reasons of my first trip to Cupeyal del Norte. I arrived at sunset, one day in November, nearly 30 years after seeing my first melastoma as a university student…