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Cycads Plundered
...In fact the threat to cycads is four times that of the average plant and is globally the only threatened genus. The demand for cycads has changed over the centuries...English
Cycads Stolen out of National Park
...Head of the special investigation unit for Mpumalanga Parks, Jan de Beer, has said, "Cycads are a national heritage...English
More Than One-Fifth of Worlds Plants Under Threat of Extinction
...Gymnosperms (the plant group including conifers and cycads) are the most threatened group Most threatened plant species are found in the tropics Of almost 4,000 species that have been carefully assessed, over one fifth (22%) are classed as threatened..English
More Restrictions on Cycad Related Activities
...More Restrictions on Cycad Related ActivitiesMore Restrictions on Cycad Related ActivitiesSouth Africa's minister of environment affairs, Edna Molewa has prohibited a range of activities related to certain cycads (encephelartos)...English
One Year Later, Plundered Cycad Shows Signs Of Life
...Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism launched an investigation.A helicopter survey carried out together with Air Force Base Hoedspruit's 19 Squadron revealed that a team of plant thieves had been stripping the mountain of cycads..English
Biodiversity Loss – It Will Make You Sick
...Evolutionarily they are among the oldest of any plants alive but many groups, such as the cycads, are classified as endangered...English
Greater Mapungubwe Heritage Route
...Also found on the reserve are cycads, which needs desperate actions to protect them. The cycads are the same as those found at Modjadji.13...English
