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thebotanicalarcade · 1 year

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n94_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Atlas de poche des plantes des champs, des prairies et des bois Paris :P. Klincksieck,[1894] biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11018313

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betomad · 2 years

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Hoodia Gordonii, Tankwa Karoo National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa

#hoodia gordonii #tankwa karoo #national park #northen cape #south africa #flowers #plants #flora

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mindblowingscience · 4 months

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Hubert Reeves once wrote that "on the cosmic scale, liquid water is rarer than gold". And what is true for the universe is even truer in the Sahel, the name given to the vast, arid belt that skirts the Sahara and stretches across Africa from east to west. Since 3,000 BCE, the peoples of this region have invested tremendous effort into coming up with myriad ways to capture and control this remarkably scarce resource. Faced with the poor distribution of water across space and time, they have had to resort to intelligent, thrifty methods to make the most of even the tiniest drop. Overlooked for many years, the secrets of the Sahelian landscape are starting to pique the interest of researchers and decision-makers.

#Science #Enviroment #Agriculture #Biology #Ecology #Global Warming #Climate Change #Plants #Africa

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cupofmeat · 11 months

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Hoodia gordonii in flower in the Tanqua Karoo.

#plants #botanical #south africa

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wachinyeya · 1 month

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#good news #environmentalism #science #environment #africa #trees #tree planting #reforestation #trees for future

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probablyasocialecologist · 2 months

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Half the land earmarked for regeneration by the 34-country African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100) is in savannah or other non-woodland areas, says a paper published in Science on Thursday.

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“There is a vast area of non-forest across Africa that is earmarked for restoration, principally through tree planting,” said Catherine Parr, a co-author of the paper and an ecologist at Liverpool, Pretoria and Witwatersrand universities. “The focus solely on forests and trees is highly problematic for these non-forest systems.” The AFR100 project seeks to restore at least 100mn hectares of degraded land — an area the size of Egypt — in Africa by 2030, with big plans in countries including Cameroon, Ethiopia, Mali and Sudan. The initiative’s backers include the German government, the World Bank and the non-profit World Resources Institute. But about half of the approximately 130mn hectares that African countries have committed to restore through AFR100 is earmarked for non-forest ecosystems, principally savannahs and grasslands, according to the paper.

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The dispute over the research highlights growing friction over pledges by philanthropists and corporate leaders to plant a trillion trees worldwide. These ambitious plans face obstacles including potential shortages of available land suitable for planting. Other questions concern how effective newly planted trees are at locking in significant amounts of carbon dioxide — and how vulnerable they are to risks such as forest fires. “There’s such a big focus at international level on deforestation, but the level of sophistication and understanding about ecosystems writ large is really low,” said Alex Reid, a policy adviser on nature and finance at Global Witness, a non-profit group. Some scientists and conservationists argue that it is better to focus on preventing deforestation, by creating incentives to retain woodland areas. Greenhouse gases released by deforestation make up about 11 per cent of global emissions, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

#trees #deforestation #tree planting #africa #grassland #climate change

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colorsoutofearth · 6 months

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King protea flowers (Protea cynaroides) in South Africa

Photo by Claudio Velasquez

#Protea cynaroides #king protea flower #pink #pink flowers #flowers #south africa #south african flowers #south african plants #botanical #plants #colorful flowers #nature

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sitting-on-me-bum · 1 month

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‘Hitchhikers’ Series Shows Seeds and Burrs In Huge Macro Detail

South African photographer Dillon Marsh

#dillon marsh #photographer #hitchhikers #photo series #seeds #burrs #plants #macro photography #south african photographer #south africa #nature

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snototter · 9 months

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Jersey lilies (Amaryllis belladonna) in Silvermine Nature Reserve, South Africa

by Bernard Dupont

#jersey lily #lilies #flowers #plants #amaryllis belladonna #amaryllis #plants: africa

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avant-greendecor · 6 months

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Safari Chic: Embracing African Flair in Home Decor

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Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing spirit of Africa as you infuse your home with an enchanting blend of culturally-inspired aesthetics and natural allure, creating a space that resonates with the essence of the continent.