Planta!
Preserving the pillars of life on Earth
In 2019 Planta!
- Provided conservation education to 4.525 people
- Training to 332 conservation practitioners
- Ran conservation projects that benefited directly the populations of 43 threatened plant species
- A total of 35.738 seedlings of threatened species were planted
Latest news
Finding magnolias on mule-back
by Ernesto Testé
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.
Reintroducing a new subpopulation of Rhodogeron coronopifolius
by Michel Faife
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.
Magnolia cristalensis: on the heights of Cuba
by Majela Hernández Rodríguez
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.