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South Africa's Rare Succulent Plants Are Threatened By Illegal Trade - How to Stop It
South Africa's succulents - small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out ...
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From Namaqualand to the black market: Rare succulent plants threatened by illegal trade
The popular Conophytum, Lithops and Tylecodon are part of the group of rare and aesthetically unique succulents which are now being illegally traded all over the world. Since 2019, over one million ...
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South Africa’s rare succulent plants are threatened by illegal trade – how to stop it
Other collectors are individual plant enthusiasts who are after rare plants for their private collections, and communities who have been using succulent plants for cultural and medical reasons for ...
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China’s new technology achieves ‘unprecedented’ rare earth production speed
A more sustainable way to increase rare earth production, while decreasing mining time, energy use and limiting waste, has been developed by Chinese researchers. Based on electric fields ...
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China's New Mining Tech Fastens Rare Earth Element Production, Reduces Pollution: Report
China is the world's largest producer of rare earth elements. China has introduced a revolutionary technology that can significantly enhance the efficiency of rare earth element production ...