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Plant conservation across the Caribbean

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.

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With all the arms of faith

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.

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When the effort is fruitful

by Michel Faife Cabrera
A team of Planta! explores the intricate shores of the Agabama River in Santa Clara looking for new individuals of Rhodogeron coronopifolius, a unique plant from the riparian forests of Central Cuba.

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