According to regulations promulgated by South Africa in 1984, no one is allowed to pick, import, export, transport, cultivate or trade protected plants without permission, and offenders may be fined heavily or even imprisoned for up to 10 years.

And now, digging Conophytum plants may also violate the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) since South Africa has proposed to include such species in its Appendix III.

On February, 2023, Endangered Species Import and Export Administration Office, PRC issued the first announcement in 2023. In this announcement, it mainly introduces the latest published and adjusted list of CITES species in CITES. Among them, Appendix III includes the entire genus of Conophytum.

In order to support China to implement CITES and law enforcement departments to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade brought by the Internet, China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) launched the “Clean Internet for Conophytum" campaign on March 9, 2023, calling for attention to the illegal trade of Conophytum plants and building a community of life on Earth.

If you have any clue of illegal trade concerning wild Conophytum plants, please contact with # Clean Internet for Conophytum #.

Tel: 010-88431370

Email: v43@cbcgdf.org

Original Chinese Article:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/y6fOttdLXyROCWrjkUFx3w

Translator: Victoria

Checked by Sara

Editor: Victoria

Contact: V10@cbcgdf.org; +8617319454776

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