Advancing Botanical Knowledge Through Education and Research
SAplants, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 | Aloe arborescens
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Who We Are
South Africa represents just 1% of the earth’s total land surface, but has the richest flora in the world. Growing human populations, and their demands on the environment, are threatening this natural heritage, the last remnants of which are disappearing at an alarming rate.
Founded in 2009, the Botanical Education Trust (BET) is committed to advancing botanical knowledge through both education and research, working to protect South Africa’s unique indigenous plants. As a registered Public Benefit Organization, we fund initiatives that conserve indigenous flora and support publications that foster public appreciation of South Africa’s rich botanical heritage.
SAplants, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 | Bauhinia galpinii
Our Impact
R1.6M+
Grant Funding Allocated
86
Grant Awards Made
81
Outputs Supported
(Articles, Books & Theses)
16
Years of Advancing Botanical Knowledge
Objectives of the Trust
To conserve and promote indigenous South African flora
To advance education and research in the field of our indigenous flora
To fund literature pertaining to indigenous flora & factors influencing it
2025 Grant Recipients
Mpendulo Gabayi
Propagation of critically endangered Brackenridgea zanguebarica (Yellow Peeling Plane)
Dr Isabel Johnson
Taxonomy of gerbera daisies
Khahliso Lefatsa of the Myezo Sustainable Development Alliance
Community-based fynbos conservation nursery
Arni le Roux
Floristic assessment of the Low Free State–KwaZulu-Natal Escarpment
Delia Oosthuizen
Taxonomy of gerbera daisies
Dr Deborah Robertson-Andersson
Conservation of Kei Mouth mangroves
Dr Hester Steyn
Taxonomic revision of the Cyphia digitata complex
Katherine Venter
Do farmed honeybees pose a threat to wild pollinators?
Pieter Winter
Taxonomic revision of Heliophila