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mining and illegal plant harvesting. One unique way of protecting Namibia's biodiversity has been through the WWF-supported conservancy movement, which gives local communities responsibility and right ...

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, the University of Cologne, and the University of ...

Why it's incredible: The salt pans look like a colorful patchwork quilt from above. Walvis Bay is a port city on the Atlantic coast of Namibia that is home to an enormous sea salt production plant.

Natural variation in plants refers to the genetic diversity of a single plant species in the wild. Natural variation is a valuable source of beneficial traits for plant breeding.