South Africa’s fascinating and diverse Cape Floral region will soon double in size.

The Cape Floral biome, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, comprises eight protected areas stretching from the Cape Peninsula to the Eastern Cape.

UNESCO recently approved an extension to the region that will take it from 553,000 to 1,094,742 hectares with the addition of 163 additional land parcels.

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