Examples of indigenous South African trees include the acacia tree, African holly (Ilex mitis), the baobab, the mopane tree, and more. Exotic trees are trees that originate from a different region.

South Africa's Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is launching a monumental campaign to plant one million ...

In the province of KwaZulu-Natal, there are Mazizini and Mabasa forests, regarded as sacred by local communities. In the Free ...

With the country bearing the brunt of climate change and the resultant devastation it causes in communities and economies, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has launched the ...

Across the African continent, indigenous fruit trees are valuable assets for local communities. But the natural habitats of trees are being lost, mainly to widespread deforestation resulting from ...

On Tuesday, 15 April 2025, South Africa joined the rest of the continent to celebrate Indigenous Tree Day (ITD), which is a growing African initiative dedicated to the conservation and sustainable ...

JOHANNESBURG, July 7 (Xinhua) -- South Africa launched an ambitious program on Monday to plant 1 million trees in one day, aiming to mitigate climate change, boost employment, and enhance food ...

The Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB), a tiny beetle with a big appetite for destruction, is threatening the country's indigenous trees and forests. Originating from south-east Asia, this beetle ...

More than two-thirds of South Africa’s 20,400 plant species are found nowhere else in the world, said Karen Esler, a distinguished professor of conservation at Stellenbosch University.