Boplaas has always been conservation-minded but now they’ve stepped up their drive and pledged to establish one million plants of the Portulacaria Afra succulent variety – commonly known as the spekboom – before 2025.

“The world is at a tipping point, and we should do everything in our power to avoid a global climate catastrophe. The spekboom that is indigenous to the Klein Karoo area is a carbon miracle worker. Spekboom, for the amount of water it uses, is the most efficient carbon sequester in the world.”

Spekboom is an incredible plant found in South Africa which is a marvellous drought tolerant, a phenomenal carbon sponge and an excellent soil binding flora that prevents soil erosion.

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