1、A SUCCULENT TRADEDECEMBER 2024Dominique PrinslooMarli BurgerDavid NewtonTHE LEGAL AND ILLEGAL TRADE IN SUCCULENT FLORA STEMMING FROM SOUTH AFRICAABOUT US TRAFFIC is a leading non-governmental organisation working globally to ensure that trade in wild species is legal and sustainable,for the benefit

2、of the planet and people.Reprod uction of material appearing in this report requires written permission from the publisher.The designations of geographical entities in this publication,and the presentation of the material,do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of TRAFFIC o

3、r its supporting organisations concerning the legal status of any country,territory,or area,or of its authorities,or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.AnonymityThis document uses interview transcripts and dialogue.The identity and any identifying personal features of each in

4、terviewee remain strictly confidential.PROJECT SupervisorSMarkus BurgenerPublished by:TRAFFIC International,Cambridge,United Kingdom.SUGGESTED CITATIONPrinsloo,D.,Burger,M.,and Newton,D.(2024).A succulent trade:the legal and illegal trade in succulent flora stemming from South Africa.TRAFFIC 2024.Co

5、pyright of material published in this report is vested in TRAFFIC.UK Registered Charity No.1076722DesignFrancesca MarcoliniOn the cover:The epitome of the illegal succulent plant trade in South Africa:a seized specimen of the endangered species.TRAFFIC REPORTACKNOWLEDGEMENTSTRAFFIC would like to ack

6、nowledge the 24 interviewed respondents for their significant contribution to this research.The authors would also like to thank Amy Woolloff,Antony Bagott,Ben Brock,Carina Bruwer,Graham Laidler,Sacha Riley-Smith,Tasneem Variawa and Sade Moneron for contributing to various sections of this report.Th