Desde enero de 2020 Planta! Plantlife Conservation Society apoya acciones de conservación mediante un Internal Grant de la Comisión para la Supervivencia de las Especies de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza.
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.
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.
by Edgardo Díaz
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 occupied part of its natural habitat.
by Edgardo Díaz
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.
by José Angel García-Beltrán
After planting 75 new royal oaks at Pan de Matanzas, this native species that came close to extinction, secures its future in the Island.
by José Angel García-Beltrán
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 planting and celebration, could be the beginning of new dreams.
One of the main constraints limiting the conservation of plants is the absence of the appropriate skills in local conservationists. The lack of practical skills hinders conservation actions by reducing their effectiveness and sustainability.
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.
Trees account for 12% of all Cuban plant species and are of great ecological and economic value in the country. Many species are threatened and of the Cuban endemic plants that are already extinct, 25% are trees.