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The Bottlebrush BOTTLEBRUSHES are members of the genus, Callistemon, and belong to the Myrtaceae or Myrtle family, which includes cloves, guavas, all-spice and eucalyptus.
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The Bottlebrush BOTTLEBRUSHES are members of the genus, Callistemon, and belong to the Myrtaceae or Myrtle family, which includes cloves, guavas, all-spice and eucalyptus.
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Gazanias GAZANIAS (gay-ZAY-nee-uhs) are daisy-like flowers that grow in an assortment of stunning colours.
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Gerbers THE GERBER is the fifth most used cut-flower in the world, after the Rose, Carnation, Chrysanthemum and Tulip, and is a genus of the family of Sunflowers, Daisies, and Asters – or Asteraceae.
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The Heliconia THE Heliconia is named after Mount Helicon, the seat of the Muses, the nine goddesses of the arts and sciences in Greek mythology.
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PetuniasTHE Petunia is a widely-cultivated genus of flowering plants of South American origin in the family Solanaceae.
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CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) – This famous beach resort, which will next week host international climate change talks, was itself born from the destruction of a potent resource to fight global warming.
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FORTY YEARS after the first Earth Day, our world is in crisis. While climate change is the greatest public health challenge of our time, it also presents the greatest opportunity – an unprecedented opportunity to build a healthy, prosperous, clean environment now and for the future.
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The need for a new global climate deal is “greater than ever”, according to developing country delegates speaking at the opening of UN climate talks.
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OUR PLANET supports a great diversity of species. This is easy to recognize as anyone can easily list many types of insects, birds, fishes, snakes, frogs toads, palms, orchids, roses, grasses, fruit plants, mammals etc. Species of plants and animals have evolved, undergoing small changes over millions of years which make them adapted to live
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MAN HAS always been dependent on the environment for food, shelter, recreation and livelihood opportunities. From the oceans and rivers to mangroves and rainforests, we benefit from the natural resources found in these environments. We also acknowledge that there are many natural processes that occur in the environment that benefit us and collectively sustain our
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